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Djibouti, France’s last colony, becomes independent.

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Dr Elsie Hall (99), SA pianist, dies in Cape Town.

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The National President of the Black People’s Convention declares that riots have ushered in a new era of political consciousnes

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The SA athlete Marcello Fiasconaro sets a new world record in the 800 m race in an athletic contest in Milan. He achieves the

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South Africa suspends any further dealing with the Malagasy government.

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The Chairman of Armscor announces that under an agreement with a French aviation company, Mirage III and F jet fighters will be

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A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which includes the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa

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SA signs a treaty with Bechuanaland Protectorate on postal services and insured parcels.

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General Law Amendment Act (Sabotage Act) No 76 commences.

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The government of Ghana imposes a total ban on the export of all produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest ag

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The first friendly professional soccer match is played between Rangers and Germiston Callies.

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Jacobus Johannes Naude (80), scout for the Boers in Transvaal, dies in Pretoria.

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Black (Native) Laws Amendment Act No 54 commences

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The United Nations (UN) Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea. In October 1950 South Africa sent its

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Stephen Risi, S.A artist, is born in Johannesburg.

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Dorothea Bleek (80), authority on San art and culture, dies.

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Fransiscus Jacobus Ludovicus (Louis) de Vriendt, Dutch-speaking actor who played an important role in the SA professional theat

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Dr Dadoo and Miss Asvat are sentenced to three months with hard labour under the Riotous Assemblies Act.

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Omar Badsha, SA photographer, trade unionist and political activist, is born in Durban. He is currently head of the Non Governm

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WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t

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Dawie Couzyn, SA baritone, is born in Pretoria.

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The US signs a treaty of commerce with Ethiopia.

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A party of Transvaal transport riders consisting of Pieter Pretorius, younger brother of Andries Pretorius and uncle of Pres. M

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Sir Henry Binns, politician, farmer and businessman, is born in Sunderland, England.

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The British ship Luna runs on the rocks near Brenton after leaving Knysna harbour.

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British forces capture Cairo and the French begin withdrawing from Egypt in one of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Josephus Suasso de Lima, editor and publisher of the first Dutch newspaper in SA, De Verzamelaar, is born in Amsterdam, the Net

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The SAPS becomes the first police force in Africa to launch a missing children website (missingkids.com.za), with 800 cases.

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The rugby team of Wales beats SA in Cardiff the first time ever with 29-19.

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Eight people, including Alloune Blondin Beye, Angolan legate to the United Nations, die in a plane crash.

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Djibouti, France’s last colony, becomes independent.

Dr Elsie Hall (99), SA pianist, dies in Cape Town.

The National President of the Black People’s Convention declares that riots have ushered in a new era of political consciousnes

The SA athlete Marcello Fiasconaro sets a new world record in the 800 m race in an athletic contest in Milan. He achieves the

South Africa suspends any further dealing with the Malagasy government.

The Chairman of Armscor announces that under an agreement with a French aviation company, Mirage III and F jet fighters will be

A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which includes the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa

SA signs a treaty with Bechuanaland Protectorate on postal services and insured parcels.

General Law Amendment Act (Sabotage Act) No 76 commences.

The government of Ghana imposes a total ban on the export of all produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest ag

The first friendly professional soccer match is played between Rangers and Germiston Callies.

Jacobus Johannes Naude (80), scout for the Boers in Transvaal, dies in Pretoria.

Black (Native) Laws Amendment Act No 54 commences

The United Nations (UN) Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea. In October 1950 South Africa sent its

Stephen Risi, S.A artist, is born in Johannesburg.

Dorothea Bleek (80), authority on San art and culture, dies.

Fransiscus Jacobus Ludovicus (Louis) de Vriendt, Dutch-speaking actor who played an important role in the SA professional theat

Dr Dadoo and Miss Asvat are sentenced to three months with hard labour under the Riotous Assemblies Act.

Omar Badsha, SA photographer, trade unionist and political activist, is born in Durban. He is currently head of the Non Governm

WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t

Dawie Couzyn, SA baritone, is born in Pretoria.

The US signs a treaty of commerce with Ethiopia.

A party of Transvaal transport riders consisting of Pieter Pretorius, younger brother of Andries Pretorius and uncle of Pres. M

Sir Henry Binns, politician, farmer and businessman, is born in Sunderland, England.

The British ship Luna runs on the rocks near Brenton after leaving Knysna harbour.

British forces capture Cairo and the French begin withdrawing from Egypt in one of the Napoleonic Wars.

Josephus Suasso de Lima, editor and publisher of the first Dutch newspaper in SA, De Verzamelaar, is born in Amsterdam, the Net

The SAPS becomes the first police force in Africa to launch a missing children website (missingkids.com.za), with 800 cases.

The rugby team of Wales beats SA in Cardiff the first time ever with 29-19.

Eight people, including Alloune Blondin Beye, Angolan legate to the United Nations, die in a plane crash.