This Day in History

1909 Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome

1994 Ken Oosterbroek, photographer for The Star, is killed when he and several other journalists are caught in the crossfire while covering a battle between the National Peacekeeping force and proInkatha hostel dwellers in Thokoza township

2018 King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini