On This Day: What happened on 15 May?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 15 May, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1940 | The first McDonald’s restaurant is opened by Richard and Maurice McDonald.

2018 | The Western Cape High Court ordered that former City of Cape Town Executive Mayor Patricia De Lille be temporarily reinstated as mayor. This happened a week after the DA terminated her party membership.

2019 | Protests involving trucks and drivers demanding better working conditions caused a traffic standstill in Durban and Pietermaritzburg, KZN. 

2019 | eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede was released on R50,000 bail after being arrested for R208-million tender fraud.

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DEATHS

1972 | South African-British character actor, Nigel Green (47)

2002 | South African singer, Nellie Shabalala (49)

BIRTHDAYS

1965 | South African racing driver, George Fouché

1967 | South African cricketer, Frans Cronjé

1988 | South African model, Nicole Flint

1991 | South African football player, Abel Mabaso

SPORT

1993 | South African boxer Jacob Matlala won the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) world champion title.

2004 | The president of the Federation of International Football Association’s (FIFA), Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, announced that South Africa would host the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

 

ENTERTAINMENT

2001 | R. Kelly single “Fiesta” featuring Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti is released.  

2004 | “Shrek 2” an animated movie with voices by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz premieres.

2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman is released.

AFRICA FACT

12.5 million Africans were kidnapped between 1525 and 1866 and sold into slavery.