On This Day: What happened on 02 September?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 02 September, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

1879 | Britain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty

1898 | Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

1958 | Hendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister.

1968 | Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.

1980 | Zimbabwe announces it has severed diplomatic relations with South Africa, but will maintain a trade mission in Johannesburg.

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DEATHS

1971 | Ghanaian footballer, Robert Mensah (32)

1990 | South African-Australian businessman and lawyer, Robert Holmes à Court (53)

1996 | Zimbabwean cricketer, Paddy Clift (43)

2001 | South African surgeon and academic, Christiaan Barnard (78)

BIRTHDAYS

1866 | South African cricketer and rugby player, Charles Vintcent.

1924 |  Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi

1932 | South African artist, David Phaswane Mogano.

1982 | Zimbabwean international football player,Tinashe Washington Nengomasha.

SPORT

2010 | Angola loses 55 -77 to Australia in the FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

2010 | Tunisia loses 57-92 to the United States in group B at the FIBA World Championship in Turkey.

ENTERTAINMENT

1969 | The original Star Trek airs its final episode after running for only three years.

AFRICA FACT

There’s a small country called Lesotho located within South Africa’s borders! It is home to just over 2 million people.