Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
02Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 504

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South African History Online. (2012, July 20). Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088872

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"Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.." South African History Online, 20 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088872. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish secretary-general of the UN who visited SA in January 1961, is born.." South African History Online. July 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088872.