On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 24 October?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 24 October, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 23 OCTOBER

1945 | The United Nations was established to maintain world peace after World War II came to an end.

1946 | The UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in South Africa.

1969 | The Herstigte Nasionale Party was established in South Africa.

2003 | Supersonic passenger service ended as British Airways flew its last concorde flight.

1970 | Salvador Allende’s election as President of Chile was confirmed, he became the first Marxist president of the South American country.

1964 | Zambia got its independence from British colonial rule.

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BIRTHDAYS 

1997 | South African rugby union footballer, Morne van den Berg

1986 | South African rugby union footballer, Jacques van Rooyen 

1986 | Canadian rapper, Drake

1985 | English football manager, Wayne Rooney

1954 | Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS 

2018 | South African Hip-hop artist, Jabulani Tsambo, 38.

2005 | American activist, Rosa Parks, 92.

1972 | American basketball player, Jackie Robinson, 53.

1944 | French businessman, Louis Renault, 67.

SPORTS

1992 | On this day, The Toronto Blue Jays defeated Atlanta Braves and became the first team not based in the US  to win the world series.

ENTERTAINMENT

1962 | The American cold war thriller “the manchurian candidate” was released in American theatres, and it was a major hit, especially noted for the performance by Angela Lansbury.

AFRICA FACT

The most seasoned known picture of braiding was found along the Nile Stream, by an old entombment site known as Saqqara.