Today in Namibia History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 8 of 8
1845-06-01 - Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days
1904-01-11 - Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
1966-10-27 - UN deprives South Africa of Namibia
1971-06-21 - Intl Court of Justice asks South-Africa to pull out of Namibia
1979-05-21 - National Volksraad installed in Namibia
1990-02-09 - Namibia's constitution ratified
1990-03-21 - Namibia becomes independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president
1992-05-09 - Michelle McLean, 19, of Namibia, crowned 41st Miss Universe
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6
1929-05-12 - Sam Nujoma, first President of Namibia
1965-02-03 - Karlous Marx Shinohamba, Namibian politician
1967-10-02 - Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete
1973-08-02 - Danie Keulder, Former Namibian cricketer
1975-01-21 - Faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia (1996)
1975-07-29 - Sheya Shipanga, Miss Namibia Universe (1997)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
1989-09-12 - Anton Lubowski, Namibian attorney/SWAPO, murdered at 37
2000-06-17 - Ismail Mahomed, South African and Namibian Chief Justice (d. 1931)
2003-07-01 - N!xau, Namibian actor (b. 1944)
