On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 23 October?
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.
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 23 October, throughout world and South African history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 23 OCTOBER
1958 | The apartheid government established a Department for Coloured Affairs (CAD)
1996 | Nelson Mandela confirmed the appointment of the first Black Chief Justice.
2001 | Apple introduced the iPod, a portable music player, which became the world’s best selling portable media player.
2002 | Fifty Chechen rebels storm a theatre in Moscow.
1915 | 25,000 women march in New York to advocate for their right to vote.
1956 | Tens of thousands of people protest against the Soviet Rule in the streets of Budapest.
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BIRTHDAYS
1952 | South African journalist and poet, Antjie Krog.
1957 | Rwandan President, Paul Kagame.
1940 | Brazilian football legend, Pele.
1959 | American singer-songwriter, Weird Al Yankovic.
1976 | Canadian-American actor, Ryan Reynolds.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2000 | American wrestler,Yokozuna, 34.
1957 | French fashion designer, Christian Dior, 52.
1983 | American media personality, Jessica Savitch, 36.
1921 | Scottish businessman, John Boyd Dunlop, 81.
1950 | American singer, Al Jolson, 64.
SPORTS
1994| NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt won his seventh Winston Cup season championship, tying the record held by Richard Petty.
ENTERTAINMENT
1998 | American singer Britney Spears released her single, Baby One More Time. The song became a smashing hit and hugely boosted her music career.
AFRICA FACT
Ghana ranks first in production of gold in Africa and sixth in the world. In fact, before 1957, Ghana was commonly known as the Gold Coast due to its richness of gold along the rivers Ankobra and Volta.
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