• 1987: Barclays Bank changes its name to First National Bank.
• 1993: ANC leader, Oliver Tambo, dies after a long illness.
• 1994: Seven people die and fourteen are injured when a car bomb, planted by the AWB (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging), explodes in Breë Street, Johannesburg.
• 1066: Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country will be destroyed.

• 1994: "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 41 performances.
• 1704: "Boston News-Letter" 1st successful newspaper in US, forms.
• 1955: KMAU (now KGMV) TV channel 3 in Wailuku, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting.
• 1992: "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 108 performances


• 1963: 17th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2.
• 1968: ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas.
• 1994: Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 1-0 against Zimbabwe in a home game.