Historical Events:
• 2011: World Oceans Day.
• 1860: Street letterboxes are introduced in Cape Town.
• 1984: Homosexuality is declared legal in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
• 1975: USSR launches Venera 9 for Venus landing.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1837: Alexander Merensky, pioneer German missionary, also ethnographer, surgeon and author, is born near Liegnietz, Germany.
• 2011: 45th CMT Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton wins.
• 1979: Wings release "Back to the Egg" album.
• 1983: "Trading Places", "Ghostbusters" & "Gremlins" premiere.
Sports:
• 1968: The SA rugby team beats the British Lions 25-20 in Pretoria.
• 2002: Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, beats Slovenia 1-0.
• 1968: The SA rugby team beats the British Lions 25.
• 1997: Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 3-0 against Zambia in a home game.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
