What happened on this day?Select a day and month to see historical events.Day- Day -01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Month- Month -JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 9 July 1737 The first missionary arrives at the Cape 9 July 1893 George Christopher Cato (79), Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, dies George Christopher Cato, Natal pioneer and first mayor of Durban, dies in the city on 9 July 1893. Cato was born in London, England in 1814. He came to South Africa as a trader. He was asked to… 9 July 1915 Imperial German Forces forced to unconditional surrender by Union of South Africa Forces during World War I On 9 July 1915 the Imperial German Forces officially surrendered to General Louis Botha’s troops at the Khorab Memorial. This followed the outbreak of the First World War on 1 August 1914. On 25… 9 July 1939 Date set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign In July 1939 at a meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of E. I. Asvat, a decision was taken to launch a Passive Resistance Campaign (as… 9 July 1987 Mozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission’s finding Mozambique and the Soviet Union rejected the findings of the Margo Commission, led by Justice Cecil Margo. The commission was instituted to investigate into the aircraft crash in which President… 9 July 1988 Venda school teacher hanged 9 July 1991 South Africa allowed to compete in the Olympics again After being banned from the Olympic games for 21 years, the Olympics Committee ends it ban on participation by South Africa. This allowed South African athletes to compete in the 1992 summer Olympics… 9 July 1995 F. W. de Klerk is implicated Ex-Police Commissioner General Johan van der Merwe and ex-Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok, implicated former state President and Deputy President of the Government of National Unity, F.W. de… 9 July 2000 Stampede kills twelve people in Harare Police fired tear gas at unruly fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve people. Among those killed in the stampede… 9 July 2011 South Sudan is declared an independent state After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of independence marked “the end” of intermittent… Protected by Spam Master
