In 1968, Renowned surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, performed a second heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital a month after his first transplant. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 02 January?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
In 1968, Renowned surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, performed a second heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital a month after his first transplant. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 02 January, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 02 JANUARY
1968 | Renowned surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, performed a second heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital a month after his first transplant.
2005 | Six South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrived at Lanseria airport on a rescue flight from Bangkok.
2004 | Stardust successfully flew past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that were returned to Earth.
1991 | Sharon Pratt Kelly was the first African American woman mayor of a major city and the first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
1981 | One of the British’s largest police force investigations ended when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the “Yorkshire Ripper”, was arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
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BIRTHDAYS
1950 | South African artist, Richard Mzamane Mabaso.
1967 | Retired Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar.
1975 | New Zealand rugby player, Reuben Thorne.
1963 | American baseball player, Edgar Martínez.
1949 | American playwright and screenwriter, Christopher Durang.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2001 | American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State, William P. Rogers, 88.
2017 | English art critic, novelist and painter, John Berger, 91.
2000 | English author and translator, Patrick O’Brian, 86.
2000 | American admiral, Elmo Zumwalt,80.
1985 | Educationist and first Black chancellor of the University of the North,Moses Josiah Madiba, 76.
SPORTS
1992 | On this day, Australian cricket legend Shane Warne made his test debut in the match against India.
ENTERTAINMENT
1843 | German composer Richard Wagner’s iconic opera, “The Flying Dutchman,” premiered in Dresden on this day for the first time.
AFRICA FACT
Deers can be found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in dense and humid forested areas.
