Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Oppenheimer Stadium disaster, or Orkney Disaster, was a crowd crush that occurred on 13 January 1991, claiming the lives of 42 people, at the Oppenheimer Stadium in the city of Orkney (200 kilometres (120 mi) from Johannesburg) in South Africa's North West province. It was the second-worst sporting incident in South African history.
It was named after Harry Oppenheimer, son of Ernest Oppenheimer and former chairman of De Beers. On 13 January 1991, during a pre-season "friendly" football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, there was a stampede with 42 deaths, the Oppenheimer Stadium Disaster, the second worst sporting incident in South Africa.
January 13, 1991 — Forty-two people are killed when fans try to escape brawls at Oppenheimer Stadium in South Africa. A look at some of the world's major crowd disasters Skip to main content
Oppenheimer Stadium disaster; P. Port Said Stadium riot; Q. Querétaro–Atlas riot This page was last edited on 21 September 2024, at 00:51 (UTC). Text is ...
Arema FC supporters invaded the pitch at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang following a 3-2 defeat and police fired tear gas, triggering a crush and suffocation. Factbox-Soccer-Major stadium disasters ...
The Oppenheimer Stadium, a large football (soccer) stadium in Orkney, was increased in size for the 2010 Football World Cup, although it was not used in the World Cup.The Orkney Stadium Disaster, when 42 fans died at the stadium in 1991, was the second worst sports disaster in South Africa.
Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Anyone who has an encyclopedic knowledge of American history—or has watched this summer's other, non- Barbie , blockbuster hit, Oppenheimer— could tell ...
13 – 45 football fans die in the Orkney Stadium Disaster in the Oppenheimer Stadium in Orkney. 29 – State President F.W. de Klerk, deputy-president of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela and Inkatha Freedom Party leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet for peace talks. February