LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 27: Johnny Clegg performs on stage at Royal Albert Hall on March 27, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns via Getty Images)
On This Day: What happened on 16 July?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – MARCH 27: Johnny Clegg performs on stage at Royal Albert Hall on March 27, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns via Getty Images)
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 16 July, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
1901 | Anglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
1931 | Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
1966 | Nigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC.
2008 | Over thirty people are killed after a train crash takes place near Marsa Matruh, Egypt. Over forty people were also injured because of the crash.
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DEATHS
1344 | Sultan of Egypt, An-Nasir Ahmad (27-28)
1947 | Politician and Community leader, Horatio Mbelle (76)
1982 | South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa, Charles Robberts Swart.
2019 | Songwriter, dancer and anthropologist, Johnny Clegg (66)
BIRTHDAYS
1930 | Egyptian-French singer-songwriter, Guy Béart.
1939 | President of Liberia, Ruth Perry.
1948 | South African cricketer, Kevin McKenzie.
1952 | South African cricketer, Ken McEwan.
SPORT
2007 | Zimbabwe is dropped out of the ICC Test Championship because they have only played 8 tests in the last 3 years.
2010 | Sudan’s Abubaker Kaki Khamis wins the men’s 800m race whilst Kenya’s Brimin Kipruto wins the men’s 3000m steeplechase in the IAAF Diamond League.
2010 | Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot wins the women’s 5000m race in the IAAF Diamond League.
ENTERTAINMENT
1951 | J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye.
1957 | A new transcontinental record was set travelling across the United States in 3 hours, 23 minutes in a Navy jet plane by Major John Glenn Jr.
AFRICA FACT
The richest SSA country in terms of Gross National Income (GNI) per capita is Equatorial Guinea. This is 83 times higher than that of Zimbabwe which is the poorest in terms of GNI per capita.
