On This Day: What happened on 05 September?

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Sep 5, 2022 - 08:12
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On This Day: What happened on 05 September?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 05 September, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 05 SEPTEMBER

1984 | P.W. Botha became South Africa’s first Executive President

2006 | Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in South Africa, leading a delegation of government officials and businessmen on a two-day official visit.

2012 | An accidental explosion in the Turkish Army weapons store in Afyon, western Turkey killed 25 soldiers and injured four others.

1996 | Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph. Fran caused more than $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.

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BIRTHDAYS 

1989 | English rugby player, Ben Youngs.

1936 | American sociologist, author, and educator, Jonathan Kozol.

1977 | American basketball player, Nazr Mohammed.

1928 | English pianist and educator, Joyce Hatto, died in 2006.

1963 | American bass player and songwriter, Juan Alderete.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS

2012 | Australian cricketer and field hockey player, Ian Dick, 86.

2012 | Russian-American actress and author, Victoria Fyodorova, 66.

1995 | Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer, Benyamin Sueb, 56.

2012 | English jockey and journalist, John Oaksey, 83.

2007 | American engineer and politician, Jennifer Dunn, 66.

SPORTS

2014 | On this day, Coventry beat Gillingham 1-0 in their first match at the Ricoh since 20th April 2013.

ENTERTAINMENT

Freddie Mercury in New Haven, CT at a WPLR Show in 1977. Image: Wikimedia Commons

1946 | British singer and songwriter, Freddie Mercury ‘Bulsara’, is born in  Zanzibar, Tanzania

AFRICA FACT

Stone Town, Zanzibar gets its name from the buildings and houses built with local stone The famous rock band Queen’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury, was born in Stone Town.