On This Day: What happened on 24 April?
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.
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 24 April, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
1968 | Mauritius becomes a member of the United Nations.
1970 | The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
1987 | Barclays Bank was renamed First National Bank (FNB)
1994 | A car bomb explodes outside the ANC headquarters in central Johannesburg killing nine people and injuring 92 injured.
2001 | The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) was launched by Jacob Zuma.
READ: On This Day: What happened on 23 April?
DEATHS
1988 | South African cricket player, Bob Newson (77)
1993 | South African anti-apartheid politician and co-founder of ANC, Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (75)
2011 | Ethiopian sultan of the Aussa Sultanate, Alimirah Hanfere (95)
2016 | Congolese singer, Papa Wemba (66)
BIRTHDAYS
1970 | South African-American actor, Stelio Savante
1977 | South African musician, Zola
1985 | South African Paralympian athlete, Arnu Fourie
1986 | South African rugby player, Jacques Potgieter
SPORT
2005 | Kenya’s cricket team defeats Uganda’s team by 168 runs at the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
ENTERTAINMENT
1976 | Xhosa music composer, Benjamin Tyamzashe, received an honorary M.A. degree for contributing to Xhosa music.
2018 | According to the IFPI Ed Sheeran’s album Divide (÷) was the 2017 best selling album with 6.1 million copies worldwide.
AFRICA FACT
The Wodaabe tribe from northern Africa only name their children when they are twelve years old.
