Historical Events:

• 1905: Bishop Zulu is born.
• 1998: Marie Vogts, botanist and pioneer of the Protea industry, dies in Stellenbosch.
• 1920: Alfred (Gogga) Brown, SA amateur palaeontologist and archaeologist, dies in Aliwal North.
• 1959: Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, & peace, in charity".
• 2008: Thomas Beatie, the world's first pregnant man, gives birth to a daughter.

Arts, Music, TV:

• 1997: "London Assurance" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 72 perfs.
• 2000: Eminem's mother goes to court claiming defamation of character in a $10 million civil suit, after taking exception to the line "My mother smokes more dope than I do" from her son's single 'My Name Is'.
• 1757: Johanna Duminy, writer of the well-known Duminy journal in which she gives a vivid description of life at the Cape, is born in Cape Town.
• 1991: "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon NYC after 216 perfs.

Sports:

• 1952: 7th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs.
• 1953: Tommy du Plessis, former SA rugby player, is born.
• 1983: Angel Cordero wins his 5,000th horse races.
• 1947: Jeff Moss, cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979).














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