World News
Today in History: November 1st─── 08:00 Sat, 01 Nov 2014
Historical Events:
• 1974: The QwaQwa homeland receives self-government status. (Date is given as 25 October by news24.com.)
• 1939: First jet plane, Heinkel He 178, demonstrated to German Air Ministry.
• 1995: South Africans vote in their first all-race local government elections and the African National Congress secures an impressive victory consolidating its dominant role in South African politics.
• 1950: Pope Pius XII witnesses "The Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican.
Arts, Music, TV:
• 1950: Laurika Rauch, SA singer, is born.
• 1972: Anrich Herbst, SA actor, is born in Bloemfontein.
• 2002: P. Diddy charters two jets to fly 300 guests from New York to Marrakech (Marrakesh) to celebrate his 33rd birthday party in Morocco.
Sports:
• 1959: Pote Human, SA rugby player, is born.
• 1988: Despite discussions with the SA Rugby Board, the ANC asks the International Rugby Board to prohibit a SA tour of the World Rugby Team in 1989.
• 1998: The SA cricket team beats the West Indies in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with 4 wickets in a one-day International Cricket Council Wills Cup match.
• 1959: Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt.
Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba