Historical Events:
• 1912: William Booth (83), founder of the charitable Salvation Army who works also in SA, dies.
• 1908: Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo.
• 1993: Mother Teresa hospitalized with malaria.
• 1994: Archbishop Quarracino wants all homosexuals to leave Argentina.
• 1963: Mauritius closes her sea and airports to South Africa and Portugal.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1873: William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music, known to his students as ‘Daddy Bell’, is born in St Albans.
• 1944: "Anna Lucasta" opens on Broadway.
• 1965: Rolling Stones release their single "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 US hit) in the UK.
• 1919: Helen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA.
Sports:
• 1939: 1st black bowling league formed (National Bowling Assoc).
• 1994: Vuyani Bungu wins IBF World Boxing Title
• 1995: Kerrie Webb wins LPGA Weetabix Women’s British Golf Open.
• 1993: Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles (12.91).
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
