Historical Events:

• 1951 – Mississippi Valley State University founded.
• 1652 – The first family at the Cape moves into the fort.
• 1979 – President John Vorster resigns.
• 1966 – Senator Robert Kennedy arrives in South Africa as the guest of NUSAS.
• 1990 – Greyhound Bus files bankruptcy.

Arts, Music, TV:

• 1955 – "Mickey Rooney Show" TV comedy last airs on NBC.
• 1964 – Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark.
• 1978 – Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer, choir conductor and organist, dies in East London.
• 1988 – "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 262 performances.

Sports:

• 1967 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St Louis Women’s Golf Invitational.
• 1995 – Dale Eggeling wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic.
• 1964 – Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48.
• 1971 – Zaheer Abbas scores Cricket 274 at Edgbaston, 544 minutes 38 fours.

Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba