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Birth of the Rosenkowitz sextuplet in Cape Town, the first in the world where all six babies survive.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, January 6). Birth of the Rosenkowitz sextuplet in Cape Town, the first in the world where all six babies survive.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071850
South African History Online (2012) 'Birth of the Rosenkowitz sextuplet in Cape Town, the first in the world where all six babies survive.', South African History Online, 6 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071850 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Birth of the Rosenkowitz sextuplet in Cape Town, the first in the world where all six babies survive. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071850, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Birth of the Rosenkowitz sextuplet in Cape Town, the first in the world where all six babies survive.." South African History Online, 6 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071850. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Birth of the Rosenkowitz sextuplet in Cape Town, the first in the world where all six babies survive.." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071850.
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