1934
Ronald Harwood, South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2020)
Ronald Harwood, South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2020)
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2008
Miriam Makeba, South African singer and activist (born 1932)
Miriam Makeba, South African singer and activist (born 1932)
1948
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, British-South African record producer and songwriter
Robert John "Mutt" Lange, British-South African record producer and songwriter
2002
Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (born 1920)
Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (born 1920)
1988
Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician (born 1897)
Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician (born 1897)
1910
Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (died 1981)
Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (died 1981)
1989
Dorothea Krook-Gilead, Latvian-South African author, translator and scholar (born 1920)
Dorothea Krook-Gilead, Latvian-South African author, translator and scholar (born 1920)
2013
Bennett Masinga, South African footballer (born 1965)
Bennett Masinga, South African footballer (born 1965)
1971
An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role…
An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
2014
The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a…
The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern.
1994
Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in…
Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
1916
World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command…
World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
1994
The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Nor
The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowde�
1851
The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.
1861
The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
The first Melbourne Cup horse race is held in Melbourne, Australia.
1968
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J
South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near J.G. Strijdom Airport in South West Africa (now Hosea Kutako International Airport in Namibia), killing 123 people.
1932
Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a
Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
1914
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the…
World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Mon�