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Libyan president Colonel Muammar Kadhaffi admits to providing funds, munitions, and training to the IRA.

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SA signs cultural agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar) (54), SA author of mainly books about animals and Africa, dies in Stellenbosch.

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Government of India announces that in protest against the Union’s indifference to its representations, it was found necessary t

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Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenstr&ouml;m le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, dies in Krantzhoek, Plettenberg Bay

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World War II: North Africa. British planes raid Italian targets in Libya following Italy’s declaration of war against Britain a

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Athol Fugard, SA author and dramatist, is born in Middelburg, Cape Province.

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Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and essayist, is born in Sutherland, Karoo.

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Pedi Chief Sekhukhune’s followers send a force of 140 against Chief Kgolane and his followers in their stronghold, Masehleng. K

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Anglo-Boer War 2 Col. B.T. Mahon occupies Potchefstroom.

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Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.

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The ZAR’s access to a harbour (Kosi Bay) is cut off when Britain annexes Tongaland, Mozambique.

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The Portuguese transfer Barotseland, Zambia, to England and Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes a British protectorate.

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Probable birth date of Moses Kottler, SA sculptor, in Joniskis, Lithuania. He died in March 1977, in Johannesburg.

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A row over a fare between an Egyptian donkey boy and a Maltese man triggers a riot in the city in which several hundred people

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The new organ in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town, a gift from Jan Hoets, is inaugurated.

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On the thirteenth day of the continuing public servants strike tens of thousands of other workers join the strike for the day a

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More than 3700 prisoners are being released from various prisons across the country as part of a special remission of sentence

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SA man sets record for world’s deepest dive. Nuno Gomes’ 318.25m plunge was enough to beat the record of 313m, set by Mark Elly

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A regional peace summit is held in Durban on the initiative of church leaders. Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini urges his subjects

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Twenty Somalis are killed and fifty more wounded when Pakistani members of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces fire int

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A Boeing 767 sets a non-stop commercial flight distance record, from Seattle, USA to Nairobi in Kenya.

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Sipho Pungulwa, ANC dissident, is shot and killed in Umtata.

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President Reagan criticises the South African state of emergency.

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John Wiley, the leader of the South African Party (SAP), announces that his party is to disband. SAP representatives will retai

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Following a meeting (4-13 June 1980), held at the request of the African group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously

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Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses

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An action committee called the Soweto Students’ Representative Council is formed to organise the demonstration, with two repres

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The Naledi branch of the SA Students Movement holds a meeting, attended by representatives of all Soweto schools, at which it i

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Walter Sisulu’s daughter, Lindiwe, is detained.

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Libyan president Colonel Muammar Kadhaffi admits to providing funds, munitions, and training to the IRA.

SA signs cultural agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany.

Sangiro (A.A. Pienaar) (54), SA author of mainly books about animals and Africa, dies in Stellenbosch.

Government of India announces that in protest against the Union’s indifference to its representations, it was found necessary t

Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenstr&amp;ouml;m le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, dies in Krantzhoek, Plettenberg Bay

World War II: North Africa. British planes raid Italian targets in Libya following Italy’s declaration of war against Britain a

Athol Fugard, SA author and dramatist, is born in Middelburg, Cape Province.

Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and essayist, is born in Sutherland, Karoo.

Pedi Chief Sekhukhune’s followers send a force of 140 against Chief Kgolane and his followers in their stronghold, Masehleng. K

Anglo-Boer War 2 Col. B.T. Mahon occupies Potchefstroom.

Abdol Burns, Cape Muslim political leader, cab driver and teacher, is buried in Cape Town. He was born in Cape Town c.1838.

The ZAR’s access to a harbour (Kosi Bay) is cut off when Britain annexes Tongaland, Mozambique.

The Portuguese transfer Barotseland, Zambia, to England and Nyasaland (now Malawi) becomes a British protectorate.

Probable birth date of Moses Kottler, SA sculptor, in Joniskis, Lithuania. He died in March 1977, in Johannesburg.

A row over a fare between an Egyptian donkey boy and a Maltese man triggers a riot in the city in which several hundred people

The new organ in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town, a gift from Jan Hoets, is inaugurated.

On the thirteenth day of the continuing public servants strike tens of thousands of other workers join the strike for the day a

More than 3700 prisoners are being released from various prisons across the country as part of a special remission of sentence

SA man sets record for world’s deepest dive. Nuno Gomes’ 318.25m plunge was enough to beat the record of 313m, set by Mark Elly

A regional peace summit is held in Durban on the initiative of church leaders. Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini urges his subjects

Twenty Somalis are killed and fifty more wounded when Pakistani members of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces fire int

A Boeing 767 sets a non-stop commercial flight distance record, from Seattle, USA to Nairobi in Kenya.

Sipho Pungulwa, ANC dissident, is shot and killed in Umtata.

President Reagan criticises the South African state of emergency.

John Wiley, the leader of the South African Party (SAP), announces that his party is to disband. SAP representatives will retai

Following a meeting (4-13 June 1980), held at the request of the African group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously

Marais Viljoen, former President of the Senate and acting State President, is elected State President by members of both Houses

An action committee called the Soweto Students’ Representative Council is formed to organise the demonstration, with two repres

The Naledi branch of the SA Students Movement holds a meeting, attended by representatives of all Soweto schools, at which it i

Walter Sisulu’s daughter, Lindiwe, is detained.

Andrew (Andries) Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader (kaptyn) and visionary, dies in Krantzhoek, Plettenberg Bay