Tanzanian-born English singer-songwriter, Freddie Mercury died aged 45 on this day in 1991 (Getty Images)
On This Day: What happened on 24 November?
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.
Tanzanian-born English singer-songwriter, Freddie Mercury died aged 45 on this day in 1991 (Getty Images)
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 24 November, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 24 NOVEMBER
1983 | Carl Niehaus is charged with treason and convicted and imprisoned for 15 years for being an ANC underground member.
1986 | Barclays National Bank Limited of South Africa publicised that it was withdrawing from the South African market by selling 40 percent of its remaining shares.
1989 | President F.W de Klerk announced that whites-only residential areas were now open to all races.
1995 | Johannes Lebone Slo Ramokhoase becomes the first mayor of Pretoria.
2015 | At least seven people died and 12 injured when terrorists attacked a hotel in Al-Arish, Egypt.
2015 | At least 14 people died when a bus exploded carrying Tunisian Presidential Guard personnel in Tunis, Tunisia’s capital.
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DEATHS
1982 | Kenyan economist and father of the former president of the US, Barack Obama snr (46)
1991 | Tanzanian-born English singer-songwriter, Freddie Mercury (45)
2018 | Nigerian-Canadian boxer, David Defiagbon (48)
BIRTHDAYS
1905 | Welfare worker and social activist, Hansi Pauline Pollak
1931 | 18th Chief Justice of South Africa, Arthur Chaskalson
1942 | Gabonese politician and diplomat, Jean Ping
1944 | 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ibrahim Gambari
1948 | South African artist, Vuminkosi Zulu
1951 | Egyptian-Welsh rugby player, Graham Price
1994 | Algerian football player, Nabil Bentaleb
SPORT
2004 | The English cricket team cancelled their 5-match One-Day International series against Zimbabwe when the government of Robert Mugabe denied granting visas to 13 British journalists.
2012 | The Springboks beat England 16-15 on their end of year tour.
ENTERTAINMENT
1966 | The first TV station started broadcasting in Kinshasa in Zaire.
2012 | Gangnam Style with more than 808 million views becomes the most viewed video on YouTube video (now eighth-most with 3.86 billion views)
AFRICA FACT
Due to a lot of bays and edges that extend out of the coastline, Africa has the shortest coastline even though it’s the second-largest continent in the world after Asia.
