1 November 1936, South African international golfing legend, Gary Player, is born in Johannesburg. Image by Wikipedia
On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 01 November?
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.
1 November 1936, South African international golfing legend, Gary Player, is born in Johannesburg. Image by Wikipedia
Look at what happened on this day 01 November 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: 01 NOVEMBER
2022 | Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party secure victory in the fifth Israeli election held in less than four years, defeating incumbent Prime Minister Yair Lapid.
1998 | The establishment of the European Court of Human Rights takes place.
1993 | The Maastricht Treaty, also known as the Treaty on European Union, officially goes into force.
1952 | Edward Teller and a group of American scientists conduct a test of the first thermonuclear bomb, harnessing its power through an uncontrolled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
1942 | Torpedoes launched by the German submarine U-178 sink the SS Mendoza, a vessel en route to Durban in the Indian Ocean. The SS Mendoza was originally a Vichy French ship seized by a British-armed merchant cruiser near Montevideo.
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BIRTHDAYS
1976 | Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor
1960 | Crown Prince of Iran, born in Tehran, Iran
1956 | British Prime Minister (Conservative: 2016-19), born in Eastbourne, England
1936 | South African international golfing legend, Gary Player
1924 | American Democratic politician and 39th US President (1977-81), born in Plains, Georgia
DEATHS
2008 | Swiss deep sea explorer (one of the first to explore the Mariana Trench), Jacques Piccard. dies at 86
2007 | US Air Force retired Brigadier General (b. 1915), Paul Tibbets
2006 | American novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie’s Choice), William Styron. dies at 81
1999 | American physicist and Atomic Spy for the Soviet Union, Theodore Hall. dies at 74
1996 | Prime Minister of Morocco Maati Bouabid. (1979-83), dies at 68
SPORTS
1990 | Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts
ENTERTAINMENT
1997 | The inaugural public screening of James Cameron’s “Titanic,” a dramatic portrayal of the ill-fated ocean liner, took place at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film would go on to become one of the top-grossing movies ever, propelling Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet to international stardom.
AFRICA FACT
African elephants are the largest living land animals; they are so big in fact that they can weigh over six tonnes and be up to seven metres long in size.
