Historical Events:

• 1989: The Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed.
• 1847: Scot Robert Thompson patents rubber tyre.
• 1980: World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated.
• 1993: 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman & takes NYC subway train & 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride.

Arts, Music, TV:

• 1970: Beatles release "Let it Be" album.
• 1954: South African poet Vincent Oliphant is born.
• 2001: 36th Academy of Country Music Awards: Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill & Toby Keith wins.
• 1940: Peter Benchley, NYC, novelist (Jaws, The Deep), died in 2006.

Sports:

• 1898: The first games of the Italian Football League are played.
• 1919: Appingedam soccer team forms.
• 2013: Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United’s manager at the end of the season.
• 2010: The last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process.

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