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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. [1]
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.
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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
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 ...
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The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was a crowd crush that occurred on 11 April 2001, claiming the lives of 43 people, surpassing the Oppenheimer Stadium disaster as one of the most severe sporting accidents in South African history. [1]