In 2004, The Partnership against HIV/AIDS was launched in 1998 by the then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki and sixth Partnership Against AIDS anniversary was celebrated. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 09 October?
We look back on this day in world and South African history, remembering the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
In 2004, The Partnership against HIV/AIDS was launched in 1998 by the then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki and sixth Partnership Against AIDS anniversary was celebrated. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 09 October, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 09 OCTOBER
2005 A South African man walked from England to France through the Channel Tunnel
2004 The Partnership against HIV/AIDS was launched in 1998 by then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki and the sixth Partnership Against AIDS anniversary was celebrated on this day.
2019 | Turkey started its offensive in northern Syria Rojava.
2016 | The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launched its first attack against Myanmar security forces on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
2012 | The Pakistani Taliban’s attempt to kill outspoken schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai.
2009 | The first lunar impact of NASA’s Lunar Predecessor Robotic Program.
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BIRTHDAYS
1974 | South African animal behaviorist, Kevin Richardson.
1986 | South African rugby union player, Louis Ludik.
1938 | English journalist, author, and academic, John Sutherland.
1974 | American rabbi, Shmuel Herzfeld.
1961 | American movie actress, director, and producer, Ellen Wheeler.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2007 | American businessman, founder of hungry I, Enrico Banducci, 85.
2004 | Algerian-French philosopher and academic, Jacques Derrida, 74.
1989 | Turkish author and playwright, Yusuf Atılgan, 68.
2003 | American author and academic, Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, 77.
1982 | German historian and physician, Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt, 89.
SPORTS
2016 | AFC Wimbledon was formed in June 2002 by Wimbledon FC fans after the club decided to uproot and move to Milton Keynes and (eventually) become MK Dons on this day.
ENTERTAINMENT
2009 | “The War with Grandpa” was released on this day in the United States for the first time.
AFRICA FACT
The largest primate globally lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
