Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 09 August, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
1956 | 20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
1960 | South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
1987 | The National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike.
1987 | Italian sources claim that Col. Moanmmar Gadhafi, president of Libya tied the knot.
1995 | South Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day.
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DEATHS
1946 | South African cricketer, Bert Vogler (69)
1999 | Egyptian journalist and politician, Fouad Serageddin (89)
2014 | Nigerian historian and academic, J. F. Ade Ajayi (85)
BIRTHDAYS
1922 | South African poet, Sheila Cussons.
1954 | South African cricketer and coach, Ray Jennings.
1958 | South African engineer and academic, Calie Pistorius.
1983 | Zimbabwean cricketer, Hamilton Masakadza.
SPORT
2008 | Mali loses 72 – 76 against New Zealand in the Women’s basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
2008 | South Africa wins 63 – 9 against Argentina in the Johannesburg Rugby Union test match as part of ongoing celebrations of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday.
ENTERTAINMENT
1854 | Henry David Thoreau Publishes Walden.
1892 | Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
1930 | Betty Boop, the animated cartoon character, makes her first appearance in the cartoon, Dizzy Dishes.
AFRICA FACT
Africa’s Nile River is the world’s longest river. It has a total length of 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles) and cuts across 11 countries. It drains into the Mediterranean Sea from Africa’s Northeastern edge.
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