On This Day: What happened on 22 May?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 22 May, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1945 | The South African Bureau of Standard (SABS) was formed. 

1957 | Racial separation in universities is approved by the government of South Africa. 

1959 | Chief Albert Luthuli was banned by the apartheid government for leading a non-violent protest against Pass Laws. 

1996 | Tienie Groenewald, General Magnus Malan, and Mr MZ Khumalo were acquitted for the 1987 KwaMakhutha Massacre (13 people were killed at the home of Bheki Ntuli).

2019 | Botswana lifted the ban on elephant hunting after 5 years of suspension.

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DEATHS

1989 | South African pianist and educator, Steven De Groote (35)

2020 | Tunisian-French writer,  Albert Memmi (99)

2020 | Egyptian sculptor, Adam Henein (91)

BIRTHDAYS

1929 | Egyptian poet, Ahmed Fouad Negm 

1974 | Nigerian football player, Garba Lawal 

1984 | Ivorian football player, Didier Ya Konan 

1991 | Nigerian football player, Joel Obi

SPORT

2010 | South Africa beat West Indies by 66 runs. Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers scored 102 runs each.  

2010 | Nedbank Cup Final – Bidvest Wits defeated AmaZulu 3-0 and won the Cup for the first time.

ENTERTAINMENT

2016 | TV series ‘Preacher’ starring Dominic Cooper, Joseph Gilgun and Ruth Negga premieres.

2017 | Manchester Arena bombing: 22 people are killed and 59 injured at an Ariana Grande concert.

AFRICA FACT

During the early Mesozoic Era, Africa was joined to the other continents in a massive continent called Pangaea. This huge continent later broke apart shaping the world landscape.