Historical Events:

• 1932: SA abandons the gold standard.
• 1923: Lucas Manyane Mangope, president of the former homeland Bophuthatswana, is born in Motswedi, near Zeerust, Transvaal.
• 1945: The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations.
• 1988: The ANC accuses the SA government of ransacking its offices in Maputo, Mozambique.
• 1983: Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca).
• 2004: Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.

Arts, Music, TV:

• 1947: 1st "Howdy Doody Show" (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC.
• 1954: "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 92 perfs.
• 1991: "Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV.
• 1993: "Candles, Snow, & Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 7 perfs
• 2002: "Chicago", starring Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, and Catherine Zeta Jones, is released (2002 Best Picture winner).
• 2012: Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, dies from natural causes at 91.

Sports:

• 1997: Zolani Petelo, SA mini flyweight, wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title.
• 1981: Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game).
• 1992: Nancy Sheehan wins LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament.
• 1966: Bill Goldberg, American football player and professional wrestler.
• 1996: Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21.
• 1999: Joe Sakic records his 1,000th career point, an assist against the St. Louis Blues.
















Source: historyorb.com & sahistory.org.com
Compiled by: Thandi Xaba