Historical Events:
• 1945: Winston Churchill resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister.
• 1993: Mars Observer takes 1st photo of Mars, from 5 billion km.
• 1957: Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
• 1993: Mars Observer takes 1st photo of Mars, from 5 billion km.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1948: "Babe Ruth Story" premieres, Babe Ruth’s last public appearance.
• 1953: Cuban pirate radio station’s 1st transmission at Santiago de Cuba.
• 1939: Wopko Jensma, SA poet and graphic designer, is born in Ventersdorp, Transvaal.
• 2004: Sipho Gumede, SA jazz legend, dies after suffering from lung cancer.
Sports:
• 1974: Dean Sturridge, English Footballer is born.
• 1955: Ted Allen throws a record 72 consecutive horseshoe ringers.
• 1983: Delonte West, American basketball player is born.
• 1964: Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Women’s Golf Open.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
