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World War 1: German Togo is occupied by British and French troops.

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The SA rugby team loses the second test against the British Isles 3-8 in Port Elizabeth.

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Mother Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Albanian-born missionary dedicated to the care of the poor and sick, particularly in Ind

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Anglo-Boer War 2: John Tengo Jabavu’s newspaper, Imvo Zabantsundu, is banned under martial law regulations, only to appear agai

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Lord Milner arrives back in Cape Town and the Cape Ministry produces a list of complaints to substantiate their opinion that th

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bergendal or Dalmanutha on the Rand takes place, with the Republican forces falling back at nig

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Major Theodor Leutwein, with reinforcements from Germany, defeats the Nama chief Hendrik Witbooi in German South-West Africa, a

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Gen. Daniël (Dan) Pienaar, known for his fighting technique during WW2, is born near Ladybrand, OFS.

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The Jane, 256 ton, sailing from Port Elizabeth to India, is stranded near Matjies River.

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Josef Johannes (Jopie) Fourie, scout and dispatch rider during the Anglo-Boer War 2, and rebel leader during the 1914 Rebellion

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Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof, second president of the Orange Free State, is inaugurated.

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Dr John Philip, controversial missionary of the London Missionary Society, dies in Hankey, eastern Cape.

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Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession

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The Eastern Cape town Cradock is founded.

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Eighty-four African would-be immigrants drown off Mauritania after their boats sank in an attempt to reach Spain’s Canary Islan

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The SABC reports that former apartheid minister of law and order Adriaan Vlok has apologised to the director-general of the Pre

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Segoati Mahlangu for the agriculture department said reports that the mass culling of 13 thousand ostriches and chickens has be

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame is the overwhelming winner of presidential elections. The election was the first since the 1994 g

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The Johannesburg Earth Summit gets under way.

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Somalis celebrate the election of Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, their first president in nearly a decade.

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Penny Heyns beats the world record the sixth time in three weeks by winning the 200 m breaststroke in the Pan-Pacific Games in

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A 3-week-old rebellion reaches the outskirts of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and hundreds of soldiers are killed or wounded.

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Former SA President F.W. de Klerk resigns as the head of the National Party and leaves politics.

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The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock of six killings during his service as commander of a police uni

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Gary Murray, SA welterweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) world champion title.

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Eight people, including Sam Nywayo, are killed during a two-hour attack on the homes of ANC activists in Esikhaweni, Natal.

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The body of ANC member Thembinkosi Dywshu, is found by the Ciskei police, shot five times.

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SA signs a co-operation agreement with Transkei regarding structural adjustment.

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The death toll in the strife-torn Reef townships rises to 515 although relative calm had returned to all the major conflict are

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National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) general secretary Cyril Ramaphosa and president James Motlatsi are arrested in Newcastle,

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World War 1: German Togo is occupied by British and French troops.

The SA rugby team loses the second test against the British Isles 3-8 in Port Elizabeth.

Mother Teresa [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Albanian-born missionary dedicated to the care of the poor and sick, particularly in Ind

Anglo-Boer War 2: John Tengo Jabavu’s newspaper, Imvo Zabantsundu, is banned under martial law regulations, only to appear agai

Lord Milner arrives back in Cape Town and the Cape Ministry produces a list of complaints to substantiate their opinion that th

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bergendal or Dalmanutha on the Rand takes place, with the Republican forces falling back at nig

Major Theodor Leutwein, with reinforcements from Germany, defeats the Nama chief Hendrik Witbooi in German South-West Africa, a

Gen. Daniël (Dan) Pienaar, known for his fighting technique during WW2, is born near Ladybrand, OFS.

The Jane, 256 ton, sailing from Port Elizabeth to India, is stranded near Matjies River.

Josef Johannes (Jopie) Fourie, scout and dispatch rider during the Anglo-Boer War 2, and rebel leader during the 1914 Rebellion

Jacobus Nicolaas Boshof, second president of the Orange Free State, is inaugurated.

Dr John Philip, controversial missionary of the London Missionary Society, dies in Hankey, eastern Cape.

Retired Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Francis Farewell of Cape Town, hoists the Union Jack at Port Natal and takes possession

The Eastern Cape town Cradock is founded.

Eighty-four African would-be immigrants drown off Mauritania after their boats sank in an attempt to reach Spain’s Canary Islan

The SABC reports that former apartheid minister of law and order Adriaan Vlok has apologised to the director-general of the Pre

Segoati Mahlangu for the agriculture department said reports that the mass culling of 13 thousand ostriches and chickens has be

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is the overwhelming winner of presidential elections. The election was the first since the 1994 g

The Johannesburg Earth Summit gets under way.

Somalis celebrate the election of Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, their first president in nearly a decade.

Penny Heyns beats the world record the sixth time in three weeks by winning the 200 m breaststroke in the Pan-Pacific Games in

A 3-week-old rebellion reaches the outskirts of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and hundreds of soldiers are killed or wounded.

Former SA President F.W. de Klerk resigns as the head of the National Party and leaves politics.

The Supreme Court convicts former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock of six killings during his service as commander of a police uni

Gary Murray, SA welterweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) world champion title.

Eight people, including Sam Nywayo, are killed during a two-hour attack on the homes of ANC activists in Esikhaweni, Natal.

The body of ANC member Thembinkosi Dywshu, is found by the Ciskei police, shot five times.

SA signs a co-operation agreement with Transkei regarding structural adjustment.

The death toll in the strife-torn Reef townships rises to 515 although relative calm had returned to all the major conflict are

National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) general secretary Cyril Ramaphosa and president James Motlatsi are arrested in Newcastle,