Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 19 July, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever. ON THIS DAY: 19 JULY 1991 SA Special Forces were accused of train violence on this day. 1901 | General Lord Kitchener at the end of the South…
ON THIS DAY: 19 JULY
1991 SA Special Forces were accused of train violence on this day.
1901 | General Lord Kitchener at the end of the South African War (During Anglo-Boer War 2), blamed the use of darker aspects which is referred to as Kitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps.
2014 | Gunmen in the Western Desert state of New Valley State in Egypt attacked a military checkpoint and killed at least 21 soldiers. Egypt declared a state of emergency on its border with Sudan.
1997 | The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army resumed a ceasefire to end their 25-year military campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland.
1992 | A car bomb killed Judge Paolo Borsellino and five members of his escort.
1989 | United Airlines Flight 232 crashed in Sioux City, Iowa 111 people died.
1985 | The Val di Stava dam collapsed and killed 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.
1983 | The first three-dimensional reconstruction of a human head in a CT was published.
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BIRTHDAYS
1972 | South African photographer, Zanele Muholi.
1921 | American novelist, short story writer, and playwright, Elizabeth Spencer.
Christopher Allison along with his good friend Robert du Preez after the Currie cup semi-final in 2015 at Loftus Versveld.
1963 | South African rugby union footballer and coach, Robert du Preez.
1962 | American actor and director, Anthony Edwards.
1954 | American screenwriter and producer, Steve O’Donnell.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2005 | American author and screenwriter, Edward Bunker, 72.
2013 | German footballer and manager, Bert Trautmann, 90.
2008 | Brazilian comedian and actress, 101.
2015 | American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer, Carmino Ravosa, 85.
2002 | American historian, scholar, and activist, Alan Lomax, 87.
SPORTS
1966 | On this day, North Korea beat Italy 1-0 at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough in their final World Cup group stage match.
ENTERTAINMENT
South African pop singer and actor, Zolani Mahola was born on this day in 1981 at Bhisho, Eastern Cape.
AFRICA FACT
African traditional religions have less care about doctrine but more concentration on rituals, ceremonies, and living habits.
