Historical Events:
• 1856: Argentina & Brazil sign a navigation pact.
• 2011: World Health Day.
• 1652: Jan van Riebeeck sets foot ashore for the first time to try to find the best spot to erect a fort at the Cape.
• 1915: The City Hall of Johannesburg is inaugurated.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1947: "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC.
• 1960: "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 21 performances.
• 1996: Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown.
• 1867: Frans Oerder, SA landscape and still life painter, is born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Sports:
• 1922: Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2.
• 1972: Gerhardus Liebenberg, Free State cricket player, is born.
• 1995: Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
• 1986: Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
