• 1900: General Sir Redvers Henry Buller's troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith.
• 1922: The Rand mineworkers' revolt intensifies when three mineworkers are shot and killed outside the prison in Boksburg.
• 1956: Susan Shabangu, SA Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy and member of the ANC Steering Committee, is born.
• 1986: Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme is assassinated on a street in Stockholm. Christer Pettersson (42) later alleged that SA was involved, but it has never been proven.
• 1970: Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge.
• 1898: Johannes J. Fagan, SA composer of mainly orchestral music, is born in Tulbach, Cape.
• 1959: "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 161 perfs.
• 1984: 26th Grammy Awards: Michael Jackson wins 8 Grammys.
• 2001: 15th Soul Train Music Awards: The Isley Brothers, Destiny's Child & Jay-Z win
• 1906: Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist, community leader and a keen athlete, is born in Engcobo, Transkei.
• 1998: The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, loses against Egypt in the final game of the Africa Nations Cup in Burkina Faso.
• 1957: Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory.
• 1960: US wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Canada.
• 1991: Don Mattingly named 10th NY Yankee Captain.





















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