Historical Events:
• 1875: The first Boer Trek to Angola that started in 1874 reaches Lake Ngami (Thirstland Trek).
• 1910: Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam.
• 1955: Giovanni Gronchi elected third president of Italy.
• 2011: Wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Kate Middleton.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1852: First edition of Peter Roget’s Thesaurus published.
• 1967: Aretha Franklin releases "Respect".
• 1956: WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, VA (NBC) begins broadcasting.
• 1992: Mae Clarke, actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84
Sports:
• 1936: First pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5.
• 1973: Gloria Ehret wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
• 1961: ABC’s "Wide World of Sports" debuts.
• 2007: Dick Motz, New Zealand cricket player dies (b. 1940).
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
