On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 01 October?
We look back on this day in world and South African history, remembering the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 01 October, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 01 OCTOBER
1976 | France gave two new submarines to South Africa
2016 | Two ANC members, Mr. Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr. Sivuyile Botwe Qegu found guilty of terrorist training.
2017 | An independence referendum, declared illegal by Spain’s Constitutional Court, was held in Catalonia.
2017 | Fifty-eight people were killed and 851 others were injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival in the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the shooter, Stephen Paddock, later killed himself.
2015 | Heavy rains caused massive landslides in Guatemala, killing 280 people.
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BIRTHDAYS
1978 | English footballer, Joe Keith.
1929 | Australian rugby player and coach, Ken Arthurson.
1972 | British politician, Nicky Morgan.
1964 | Japanese songwriter, producer, and manager, Max Matsuura.
ON THIS DAY: BIRTHDAYS
1992 | German activist and politician, Petra Kelly, 45.
2007 | Australian footballer and journalist, Chris Mainwaring, 87.
1997 | American engineer and philanthropist, Jerome H. Lemelson, 74.
2012 | Hungarian-Israeli economist and banker, Moshe Sanbar, 86.
SPORTS
2012 | On this day, eight players of West Ham United received yellow cards in the premier league match against Queens Park Rangers.
ENTERTAINMENT
2021 | On this day, “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” was released in the United States.
AFRICA FACT
Christianity is currently the largest religion in Africa, especially in the South of the Sahara Desert.
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