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Twenty (or eighteen) mourners die in Katlehong, East Rand, when gunmen open fire at Sam Ntuli’s funeral.
Johannes Scheepers, founder member of the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK) and organising secretary of the Oss
Austria announces that it is lifting most of its economic sanctions, including ban on investments, for a year.
Dr Johannes Frederik (Hans) Janse van Rensburg, commandant-general of the ‘Ossewabrandwag’ (OB) movement and administrator of t
Jan Lion Cachet, champion of Afrikaans and member of the firstand second Afrikaanse Taalbeweging (Afrikaans Language Movement),
President P.W. Botha says ANC members can return to South Africa with “amnesty” if they reject violence.
Baron Joachim (Ammena) van Plettenberg (54), previously governor at the Cape, dies in Windesheim, Zwolle, the Netherlands.
Prof. Gabriël Gideon Cillié, member of the head committee of the Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK), is
Dr Jan Pickard (70), honorary life chairman of the Western Province Rugby Union, dies in Cape Town.
Adriaan van Jaarsveld, frontier commandant who resisted several Graaff-Reinet magistrates over frontier policy and was elected
William Cotton Oswell, scout who saw the Victoria Falls with David Livingstone, is born in Worthing, England.
Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat survives a plane crash in the Sahara desert during a sand storm. T
Twelve people are killed when their bus leaves the road in Van Rhyn’s Pass near Vanrhynsdorp, Namaqualand.
Dr Willem van der Ross (77), researcher known for his study of double stars, dies in Johannesburg.
Daniël Francois du Toit, founder member of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners, is born in Daljosafat, CC.
Johan Frederik van Oordt (D’Arbez), early Afrikaans author of historical stories, is born in Cape Town.
Dr Jurgens van Olselen, a clinical psychologist testifying in the Pretoria High Court, describes Pretoria’s high security C-Max
Pieter Kenyon (P.K.) van der Bijl (76), former cabinet member of Zimbabwe, dies in Napier, Western Cape.
The theological seminary of the Reformed Church is opened in Potchefstroom with Jan Lion Cachet as professor.
The UN orders Libya to hand over two suspects linked to the Lockerbie bombing (Pan Am 103).
Johan (Joan) van Arkel (26), first resident clergyman at the Cape, dies four months after his arrival.
Former president Nelson Mandela’s only surviving son Makgatho (54) dies in the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. President M
Dr Albertus J.R. van Rhijn (81), newspaper editor, member of parliament and minister of Economic Affairs, dies.
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