On This Day: What happened on 22 June?

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

1946 | Mahatma Gandhi calls on SA government to end White ‘hooliganism’.

1961 | Moise Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession.

1966 | South African Bishop, Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport and thus permission to attend an international church conference by the South African government.

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DEATHS

2006 | South African actor, Maxwell Mlilo (46)

2017 | Botswana politician, Quett Masire (91)

BIRTHDAYS

1911 | South African tennis player, Vernon Kirby.

1945 | Nigerian writer, Zulu Sofola.

1960 | Egyptian footballer, Mohsen Saleh.

1996 | Zimbabwean association football player, Marshall Munetsi.

SPORT

1986 | Diego Maradona scores the infamous, ‘Hand of God’ goal in World Cup quarter final against England.

2010 | South Africa become the first World Cup host team to fail to advance past the opening round.

2010 | South Africa draws against West Indies in the second test but wins toss and elects to bat.

ENTERTAINMENT

1955 | The animated musical “Lady and the Tramp”, one of Walt Disney’s most endearing movies, was released in U.S. theatres.

AFRICA FACT

Nigeria is fourth largest oil exporter in the world, and Africa’s biggest oil producer with about 2.2 million barrels produced every day. Top 10 oil producers in order of total exports: Nigeria, Algeria, Angola, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Republic of Congo, Gabon, South Africa.