South Africa got permission to participate in the Olympic Games again. On this day, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. Apart from this, a lot happened on this day in Indian and world history, let’s take a look at today’s history
1533 – Religious preacher Chaitanya Dev passed away.
1816 – South American country Argentina gained independence from Spain.
1852 – 1100 construction sites in Montreal city of Canada were burnt to ashes in a fire.
1875 – Bombay Stock Exchange established.
1951 – First Five Year Plan (1951-56) started.
1969 – Lion was chosen as the national animal of the country by the Wildlife Board.
1972 – Soviet Union conducted underground nuclear test.
1991 – South Africa got permission to participate in the Olympic Games again.
2002 – African Union established in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. South African President Thabo Mbeki became its first president.
2006 – At least 122 people died when Shibir Airlines A310 crashed on the runway of Irkutsk airport in Siberia.
2011 – South Sudan gained independence from Sudan.
2014 – A gunman killed six people including four children in Texas, USA.
