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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.
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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
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
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 ...
One year on from the Kanjuruhan football stadium disaster that killed more than 130 ... 2022,” and carried photos of deceased loved ones. ... Death toll climbs to 10 and thousands of structures ...
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Here's everything you need to know about Oppenheimer's two children and what has happened in the 56 years since their father's death. J. Robert Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine, daughter Kit and son ...