This Day in History: May 18, 1984
Additional Date: May 18, 1984
Peter Loubser Were Becker, writer of several popular historicl books on African people and their customs, died instantly after being hit by a car outside Florence, Arizona, USA. Becker was a special friend of the Zulu Royal family and Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
References:
Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2 , Pretoria: Vista.