Historical Events:
·1851: 1st Hawaiian stamps issued.
·1894: First meeting of The Owl Club of Cape Town.
·1908: Dr Albert Jan Jurie Wessels, author and founder of the Toyota motor company in SA, is born in the district of Boshof, OFS.
·1991: Value added Tax (VAT) replaces general sales tax.
·1993: SA exchanges notes with Swaziland on the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Arts, Music, TV:
·1867: Karl Marx’ "Das Kapital" published.
·1910: Prof Petrus Johannes Nienaber, author and expert in literature, and collector of two complete sets of Afrikaans books, is born in the district of Fauresmith, OFS.
·1927: Prof. Christiaan Engelbertus (Chris) Lampbrecht, choir master and adaptor of SA folk music, is born in Bloemfontein.
·1942: Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing.
·1998: SA’s first commercial service television station depending solely on advertising, e.tv, starts broadcasting.
Sports:
·1945: Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army.
·1967: Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies’ LA Golf Open.
·1972: 1st games of World Hockey Association.
·1975: Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title in "The Thrilla in Manila".
·1977: Brazilian soccer great Pele retires with 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
