On This Day: What happened on 08 August?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 08 August, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1963 | The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People’s Union.

1966 | Beatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments.

2004 | The South African Government orders the slaughter of 30 000 ostriches in an effort to contain an outbreak of bird flu.

2019 | Hashim Amla retires from international cricket.

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DEATHS

2003 | Malian director and playwright, Falaba Issa Traoré

2005 | South African missionary and author, Ahmed Deedat (87)

2018 |  Kenyan track and field athlete, Nicholas Bett (28)

BIRTHDAYS

1951 | Egyptian engineer, academic, and politician, 5th President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi.

1952 |  South African-American drummer, Anton Fig.

1970 | South African rugby player and coach, Chester Williams.

SPORT

2009 | South Africa wins 29 – 17 against Australia in the rugby Tri Nation Series in Cape Town.

2011 | Zimbabwe wins by 130 runs against Bangladesh in the cricket test match held in Harare.

ENTERTAINMENT

1876 | Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.

AFRICA FACT

The national flag of Mozambique has the image of an AK-47 assault rifle embedded into it. It is one of only two national flags of UN member states to feature a firearm. The other is Guatemala.