In 1973, Prime Minister of South Africa, J.B. Vorster, vowed to fight terrorism and confirmed that there would be no prior consultation with his government on the closure of Rhodesia’s border with Zambia. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 19 January?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
In 1973, Prime Minister of South Africa, J.B. Vorster, vowed to fight terrorism and confirmed that there would be no prior consultation with his government on the closure of Rhodesia’s border with Zambia. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 19January, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 19 JANUARY
1973 | Prime Minister of South Africa, J.B. Vorster, vowed to fight terrorism and confirmed that there would be no prior consultation with his government on the closure of Rhodesia’s border with Zambia.
1990 | Police in Johannesburg used force to break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour.
2007 | The four-man N2i team, using only skis and a kites, completed the 1,093-mile (1,759 km) journey to reach the inaccessible Antarctic pole for the first time since 1965 and for the first time without technical assistance.
1999 | British Aerospace agreed to acquire the defense subsidiary of General Electric Company plc, forming BAE Systems in November 1999.
1996 | The North Cape barge oil spill occurred when an engine fire forced the Scandia tugboat to run aground on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
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BIRTHDAYS
1978 | South African musician, Mduduzi Edmund Tshabalala.
1977 | South African actress and musician, Candîce Hillebrand
1966 | Swedish singer-songwriter, Lena Philipsson.
1972 | American wrestler and rapper, Ron Killings.
1993 | Mexican footballer, Erick Torres Padilla.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2004 | American lawyer and judge, Harry E. Claiborne, 87.
2006 | American actor, Anthony Franciosa, 78.
2002 | Brazilian footballer and manager, Vavá, 68.
2007 | Turkish-Armenian journalist and activist, Hrant Dink, 53.
1991 | Canadian biochemist and journalist, Marcel Chaput, 73.
SPORTS
1952 | Oldham Athletics’ Eric Gemmell scored seven goals on this day in a11-2 win over Chester at Boundary Park in a Football League Division 3 (North) match.
ENTERTAINMENT
1971 | At the Charles Manson murder trial, The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” was played. In the scene of one of his horrific murders, the words “helter skelter” were written on a mirror.
AFRICA FACT
Mamzelle Fleuranda is the world’s youngest photographer from Cameroon with 9-years-old.
