August 18th, 1977
Steve Biko was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 in King William s Town, South Africa. He would later die of the injuries sustained during this arrest bringing attention to apartheid. event on August 18, 1977. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around August 18, 1977
August 20th, 1977 | Event | Voyager Program: The United States launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft. |
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