On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 10 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.

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On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 10 October?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 10 October, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 10 OCTOBER

1926 | South Africa War Memorial was opened at Delville Wood, France by Mrs. Annie Botha, the widow of General Louis Botha.

1978 | After the resignation of B.J. Vorster, P.W. Botha, new Prime Minister P.W. Botha appointed cabinet ministers.

2018 | Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 5 hurricane. It killed 57 people in the United States, and 45 in Florida, and caused an estimated $25.1 billion in damage.

2015 | Two bomb blasts in the Turkish capital Ankara killed 102 people and injured 400.

2009 | Armenia and Turkey signed the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they were not approved by either side.

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BIRTHDAYS

1995 | South African rugby union footballer, Hanro Liebenberg.

1961 | South African musician, Jonathan butler.

1959 | American actor and producer, Bradley Whitford.

1946 | English actor, director, and screenwriter, Charles Dance.

1958 | American singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tanya Tucker.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS

2004 | American baseball player, Ken Caminiti, 41.

2013 | American author and educator, Jay Conrad Levinson, 80.

2014 | Russian ice hockey player, Valeri Karpov, 43.

2014 | Norwegian saxophonist and composer, Olav Dale, 56.

2012 | American captain and politician, Sam Gibbons, 92.

SPORTS

Rob Green. Image: Wikimedia Commons

2009 | On this day Rob Green hit the headlines when he became the first England goalkeeper to be sent off.

ENTERTAINMENT

2014 | On this day, “Dracula Untold” was released by Universal Pictures in regular and IMAX cinemas.

AFRICA FACT

In 1960 Nigeria gained complete independence under Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.