South African rugby union footballer, Ricky Schroeder celebrates his birthday. Image: Flickr
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 05 January?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
South African rugby union footballer, Ricky Schroeder celebrates his birthday. Image: Flickr
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 05 January, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 05 JANUARY
2007 | Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata was arrested due to the fact that he drove through the garden wall of a house north of Johannesburg. He was found to be drunk by police.
2005 | Eris, the most massive and second-largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, was discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
1991 | The US Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu was evacuated by helicopter a few days after violence swept through Mogadishu during the Somali Civil War.
1975 | The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, was struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
ALSO READ: What happened on 04 January?
BIRTHDAYS
1976 | South African tennis player, Nannie de Villiers.
1991 | South African rugby union footballer, Ricky Schroeder.
1965 | English/Welsh footballer and actor, Vinnie Jones.
1988 | Malaysian track cyclist, Azizulhasni Awang.
1982 | Croatian skier, Janica KosteliĿ.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
1922 | Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer, Ernest Shackleton, 48.
1941 | English pilot, Amy Johnson, 38.
2016 | French pianist, composer, and conductor, Pierre Boulez, 91.
1997 | American composer and songwriter, Burton Lane, 85.
2009 | American lawyer and politician, 72nd United States Attorney General, Griffin Bell, 91.
SPORTS
2016 | An Indian schoolboy, 15-year-old Pranav Dhanawade became the first batsman to score 1000 runs in a single inning in cricket on this day.
ENTERTAINMENT
1945 | The controversial cartoon character Pepe LePew debuted in Warner Bros.’ “Odor-able Kitty.” on this day.
AFRICA FACT
Cairo has the biggest Metro network system in Africa with a total length of 470km compared to 88km in 2014.
