In 1976, Students in Soweto started a protest against the requirement to use Afrikaans, and students at Naledi High School let out their rage by setting a police car on fire and causing damage to three other vehicles. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 9 June?
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 1976, Students in Soweto started a protest against the requirement to use Afrikaans, and students at Naledi High School let out their rage by setting a police car on fire and causing damage to three other vehicles. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Look at what happened on this day, 9 June in history. From various achievements and milestones throughout human history to groundbreaking inventions and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Here is a look at some of the most notable events that happened on this day
ON THIS DAY: 9 JUNE
1930 | Leo Vincent Brothers were accused of murdering Chicago Tribune writer Jake Lingle at the Illinois Central train station at rush hour because Al Capone supposedly owing them $100 000 in gambling debt.
1972 | In the Black Hills of South Dakota, heavy rains caused a dam to burst, resulting in a flood that killed 238 people and cost $160 million in damage.
1976 | Students in Soweto started a protest against the requirement to use Afrikaans, and students at Naledi High School let out their rage by setting a police car on fire and causing damage to three other vehicles.
1995 | On the approach to Palmerston North Airport on New Zealand’s North Island, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 crashed into the Tararua Range, killing four people.
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BIRTHDAYS
1948 | Swedish social worker and politician, Gudrun Schyman.
1962 | Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist, Yuval Banay.
1978 | English singer, musician and songwriter, Matt Bellamy.
1982 | South African footballer, Reneilwe Letsholonyane.
1984 | South African actress, Ilene Hamann.
DEATHS
2006 | German singer-songwriter, Drafi Deutscher, 60.
2008 | Jordanian historian and author, Suleiman Mousa, 89.
2011 | Indian painter and director, M. F. Husain, 96.
2013 | English rugby player, John Burke, 65.
2015 | American rapper, Pumpkinhead, 40.
SPORTS
1996 | On this day Euro 96 got into full swing with three group matches for first time.
ENTERTAINMENT
2002 | On this day, Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan gave birth to her first child, daughter India Ann Sushil Sood.
AFRICA FACT
Ethiopian women are ranked among the world’s most beautiful women
