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About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under apartheid.

On August 9, in the year 1956, About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under apartheid. This event is recorded as a Selected Events event in the history of August 9, one of 411 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Women's March took place on 9 August 1956 in Pretoria, South Africa. The marchers' aims were to protest the introduction of the Apartheid pass laws for black women in 1952 and the presentation of a petition to the then Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on August 9, 1956 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Selected Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 4 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 25 June 2026.

On This Date in History 411

Type Year Date Event
Historical Events 2024 Aug 9 Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
Notable Deaths 2024 Aug 9 Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968)
Notable Deaths 2023 Aug 9 Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943)
Historical Events 2021 Aug 9 The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 9 Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 9 Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998)
Notable Deaths 2021 Aug 9 Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (born 1972)
Selected Events 2018 Aug 9 A civilian school bus in Dahyan, Yemen, was bombed by Saudi Arabia killing at least 40 children under 15.
Notable Deaths 2016 Aug 9 Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (born 1977)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1915)
Notable Deaths 2015 Aug 9 Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (born 1926)
Historical Events 2014 Aug 9 Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police…
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (born 1958)
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (born…
Notable Deaths 2014 Aug 9 Ed Nelson, American actor (born 1928)
Selected Events 2014 Aug 9 Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri,…
Historical Events 2013 Aug 9 Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 9 Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 9 Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2013 Aug 9 William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1947)
Historical Events 2012 Aug 9 Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Carl Davis, American record producer (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2012 Aug 9 Mel Stuart, American director and producer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 9 Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2010 Aug 9 Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 9 Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2008 Aug 9 Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (born 1941)
Historical Events 2007 Aug 9 Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
Notable Deaths 2007 Aug 9 Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (born 1922)
Historical Events 2006 Aug 9 At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United…
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 9 Philip E. High, English author (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2006 Aug 9 James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
Selected Events 2006 Aug 9 British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling…
Notable Births 2005 Aug 9 Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player
Notable Deaths 2005 Aug 9 Judith Rossner, American author (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 9 Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 9 Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2004 Aug 9 David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912)
Notable Births 2003 Aug 9 Kazuha, Japanese singer and dancer
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 9 Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2003 Aug 9 Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (born 1945)

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