On This Day: What happened on 11 July?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 11 July, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1900 | Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins.

1960 | Congo Crisis: The State of Katanga breaks away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

1963 | Police arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm.

1991 | Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 crashes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia killing all 261 passengers and crew on board.

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DEATHS

1821 | Western Africa born poet, storyteller, and activist of colonial and postcolonial America, Lucy Terry (91)

1905 | Egyptian jurist and scholar, Muhammad Abduh (56)

2007 | Popular SA actor, Bill Flynn (58)

BIRTHDAYS

1920 | South African politician, Hudson William Edison Ntsanwisi.

1953 | South African physician and activist, Ivan Toms.

1980 | South African footballer, Jabu Mahlangu.

1984 | South African rugby player, Morné Steyn.

SPORT

1992 | Bafana Bafana play 2-2 draw with Cameroon.

2006 | First Black Test cricket captain in South Africa is announced.

2009 | Egypt’s men’s volleyball team win the bronze medal match against the Czech Republic at the FIVB World league.

2009 | Ireland wins against Kenya by 52 runs at the 2nd ODI in Dublin and lead 3-day match 2-0.

ENTERTAINMENT

1924 | American flyers attempting a round the world flight have arrived at Constantinople (now called Istanbul) in good health and high spirits.

1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published, in the United States.

1998 | The worlds most famous three tenors sing at the world cup open-air concert in Paris with a crowd of 100,000 people gathered around the Eiffel Tower.

AFRICA FACT

Madagascar is the largest island in Africa and the fourth largest island in the world. It is in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa.