Historical Events:
• 1950: First edition of British strip "Eagle".
• 1986: Desmond Tutu is elected Archbishop.
• 1994: Lesotho’s deputy Prime Minister shot.
• 1989: 1,100,000,000th Chinese born.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1960: "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theatre NYC for 607 performances.
• 2008: 42nd CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Trace Adkins wins.
• 1962: Bonita Kim (Bonny) Alice, SA sculptor, is born in Johannesburg.
• 1980: Pulitzer Prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Executioner’s Song).
Sports:
• 1968: 32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277.
• 1955: Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform.
• 2008: Tommy Holmes, American baseball player dies (b. 1918).
• 2002: 66th Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods becomes the third golfer to win in two consecutive years.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.rog.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
