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Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, dies.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: From his conning tower in the besieged Kimberley Colonel Kekewich sees a “living mass” of men approaching and
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The British flag is officially hoisted in the diggers camps after the annexation of the Griqua territory ten days earlier.
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The Rev. Gottlieb Wilhelm Anthonie van der Lingen (64), founder of the Paarl Gymnasium, dies in Paarl, Cape Colony.
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Gen. David Joubert (Ou Kat), explorer and leader of expeditions to East Africa, is born.
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Vasco da Gama goes ashore in St Helena Bay and he and three of his men are wounded in the first skirmish between Europeans and
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Nine French soldiers and an American aid consultant are killed in bombing attacks in Ivory Coast’s rebel-held north, after the
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National Children’s Day celebrations are scheduled for a number of locations across the country today. President Thabo Mbeki pr
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Eight people are shot in Chad’s first executions since 1991.
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Rodney Petersen (12) of Clanwilliam, Western Province, dies during a cricket game when struck by a ball.
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Felix Mvelase, son of IFP Transvaal chair Vitus Mvelasi, is killed by gunmen in Transvaal.
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Judicial Matters Amendment Act No 143 amending the Investigation of Serious Economic Offences Act No 117 of 1991 in order to re
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Jama Makhosi, ANC, SACP and Alexandra Civic Organisation activist and Fihlokwakhe Nxumalo, relative of chair of local IFP branc
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Sam Ramsamy, president of the (NOCSA), announced South Africa’s acceptance of an invitation to participate in the Olympic Game
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Voters in South-West Africa/Namibia go to the polls to vote for a constituent assembly, which is to draw up a new constitution
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Paul Biya becomes president of the Cameroon.
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Ellen Phyllis Hellmann, social anthropologist and leading executive member of the South African Institute of Race Relations (SA
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King Hassan launches the ‘Green March’ with 350,000 unarmed Moroccans waving flags and copies of the Koran, crossing into Weste
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White referendum in Southern Rhodesia is overwhelmingly in support of Ian Smith’s proposal for independence.
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Vuyisile Mini, Zinakile Mkaba and Wilson Khayinga, three prominent trade union leaders from the Eastern Cape, are executed in P
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The Special Committee against Apartheid is established by the General Assembly under resolution 1761 (XVII) of November 6, 1962
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Building starts on the Kariba Dam in the Zambezi River.
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SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp
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Egyptian government declares a state of emergency.
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Lindiwe Emmerentia Kuzwayo, successful fashion designer and judge at fashion shows in SA and overseas, is born in Durban.
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British Minister Resident in the Middle East, Lord Moyne (based in Cairo), is assassinated.
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The Herenigde Nasionale Party (Reunited National Party), joining the followers of Dr. D.F. Malan and General J.B.M. Hertzog, is
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Floors Duvenhage, Springbok centre (1949), is born.
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Mohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa. March includes 127 women, 57 children and
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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering, after heavy losses on both sides. SA National Museum of…