Mohamed Salah is on a charge up the all-time Premier League goal scorers leaderboard, but still has a LONG way to go to break into the Top 10. Photo: Twitter @MoSalah
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 04 January?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Mohamed Salah is on a charge up the all-time Premier League goal scorers leaderboard, but still has a LONG way to go to break into the Top 10. Photo: Twitter @MoSalah
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 04 January, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 04 JANUARY
1917 | Frederick Courteney Selous, traveler, hunter, writer and naturalist died in Beho-Beho, Tanganyika. He came to South Africa at the age of nineteen in 1871.
1948 | The flag of the Union of South Africa was raised on Prince Edward Island
2018 | Hennenman-Kroonstad train crash: A passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collided with a lorry on a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. Twenty people were killed and 260 were injured.
2006 | Ehud Olmert was acting Prime Minister of Israel after his predecessor, Ariel Sharon, suffered a second stroke, which appeared to be more serious.
1998 | A massive ice storm hit eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, lasting until January 10 and causing extensive damage.
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BIRTHDAYS
1983 | South African rugby union player, Derick Hougaard.
1980 | South African rugby union player, BJ Botha.
1986 | English footballer, James Milner.
1942 | Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician, Bolaji Akinyemi.
1998 | Filipina actress, Liza Soberano.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
1962 | German jurist and politician, Hans Lammers, 83.
1995 | Mexican conductor and composer, Eduardo Mata, 53.
2016 | Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India, S. H. Kapadia, 69.
2017 | Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager, Milt Schmidt, 99
SPORTS
2018 | Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah was named the African Football Player of the Year in Ghana on this day.
ENTERTAINMENT
1954 | American rock and roll star Elvis Presley recorded his debut for Sun Records with the songs “It Wouldn’t Be the Same Without You”, and “I Won’t Stand in Your Way.” on this day.
AFRICA FACT
Algiers is the most populous city and capital of Algeria.
