What happened on this day?Select a day and month to see historical events.Day- Day -01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Month- Month -JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 10 July 1836 Sir William Cornwallis Harris, traveller, hunter and renowned artist, arrives in Algoa Bay to begin a hunting expedition 10 July 1956 Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu is born Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, a soldier of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), who was executed by hanging in Pretoria Central Prison, was born on 10 July 1956… 10 July 1964 Moïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga, became the Prime Minister of the Congo (now known as Democratic Republic of Congo). In 1951… 10 July 1969 The lengthy trial of Gandar and Pogrund ends The lengthy and expensive trial of Laurence Gandar and Benjamin Pogrund, of the Rand Daily Mail, on charges under the Prisons Act, ends with both being found guilty but receiving light sentences… 10 July 1991 SA signs Nuclear Treaty Foreign Minister R.F. (Pik) Botha signed accession to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) on behalf of South Africa. This opened South Africa's nuclear facilities for inspection. South Africa… 10 July 1991 SA accepted back in international cricket The International Cricket Council (ICC) agreed to grant full membership to the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA), which would allow South African players to participate in test matches by… 10 July 1993 Kenyan runner, Yobes Ondieki becomes the first man to run 10,000 meters in less than 27 minutes Kenyan runner Yobes Ondieki surprised the world when he became the first man to run 10 000 Meters in less than 27 minutes. Ondieki was taking part in the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway, when he made… 10 July 1998 An application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails. An application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails. In 1998 South Africa's liberal abortion law was challenged in court… Protected by Spam Master
