South African actress, best known for the role of Leone Haines in ”Isidingo”, Ashley Callie celebrates her birthday
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 30 December?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
South African actress, best known for the role of Leone Haines in ”Isidingo”, Ashley Callie celebrates her birthday
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 30 December, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 30 DECEMBER
1831 | The first edition of Graham’s Town Journal, the mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, was published.
1969 | The International Monetary Fund announced that it will buy gold from South Africa, subject to certain conditions.
2005 | Tropical Storm Zeta formed in the open Atlantic Ocean, setting a record for the most recent cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
2004 | A fire at the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina killed 194 people.
2000 | Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs exploded in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a few hours, 22 people died and about a hundred were injured.
1997 | In the worst incident in Algeria’s insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages were killed.
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BIRTHDAYS
1979 | South African singer, Nicholis Louw.
1976 | Actress, best known for the role of Leone Haines in ”Isidingo”, Ashley Callie.
1935 | American baseball player and sportscaster, Sandy Koufax.
1961 |New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand, Bill English.
1959 | English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter, Tracey Ullman.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
1999 | American supercentenarian, Sarah Knauss, 119.
2015 | Indian poet, playwright, and translator, Mangesh Padgaonkar, 86.
1998 | American wrestling promoter, co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance, Sam Muchnick, 93.
2003 | American novelist, screenwriter, and critic, John Gregory Dunne, 71.
2013 | American basketball player and coach, Johnny Orr, 86.
SPORTS
1986 | On this day, Dynamo Kyiv’s Ukrainian forward Igor Belanov was named the best football player in Europe after winning the Ballon d’Or award.
ENTERTAINMENT
2016 | Ray Davies, leader of the iconic rock band “The Kinks”, was awarded knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II on this day.
AFRICA FACT
Mauritius ranked first among the most peaceful African countries in 2022.
