1951
Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa
Paul Boateng, English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa
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1976
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police
Soweto uprising: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in Soweto, South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd.
1913
Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented
Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented.
1950
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
1996
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (born 1914)
Arthur Snelling, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to South Africa (born 1914)
2005
The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and…
The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
1993
The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
The Saint James Church massacre occurs in Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa.
1956
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under…
About 20,000 women marched on Pretoria, South Africa, to protest the introduction of pass laws for black women under apartheid.
2012
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
1964
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
1927
French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to
French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.
1927
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N
Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later.
1794
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came
French Revolutionary Wars: A British fleet captured six French ships of the line in a naval battle off Ushant that came to be known as the Glorious First of June (pictured).
1973
A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the
A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six-year-old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by serial arsonist�
1918
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting aga
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting against each other.
1842
The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published
The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published.
1948
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.