Historical Events:
• 1902: 15 000 applications for gold mining permits received per week in Johannesburg.
• 1970: Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack.
• 1978: Pieter Botha succeeds Vorster as premier of South Africa.
• 2008: SpaceX launches the first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1938: Clare Boothe’s "Boys Goodbye" premieres in New York City.
• 1945: Pieter-Dirk Uys, SA satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town.
• 1946: Roelof Temmingh, SA composer and organist, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He emigrates with his family in 1958 to SA.
• 1956: RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records.
• 1990: Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood’s walk of fame.
Sports:
• 1892: 1st night football game played (Mansfield Pa).
• 1932: 1932 Baseball World Series opens with the Chicago Cubs vs. NY Yankees (6-12).
• 1974: Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer is born.
• 1976: Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
