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Two South Africans of Indian descent, including the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, are told they could not travel to New Delh

This day in history

The results of the White referendum held on the constitutional proposals are announced, showing that 1,360,223 people (65.95%)

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The government announces a plan to allow White and Black businessmen to form partnerships as part of a strategy to draw Blacks

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The United States Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, announces that two further diplomats have been withdrawn from South Africa,

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Benin, Libya and Mauritius insist that the United Nations Security Council bypass the Western powers arms embargo resolution an

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The South African Indian Council (SAIC) unanimously rejects the government’s proposed new constitution, after two days of lengt

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White mercenaries and Black troops invade Congo from Portuguese Angola.

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The Rev. H.J.C. Snijders (69) dies on the pulpit in Swartruggens, western Transvaal.

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The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, to which SA is a party, is signed in London.

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President Fouché opens the first session of the newly elected Bophuthatswana Legislative Assembly in Mafeking (Mafikeng)

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Matthews &quot;Loop-en-Val&quot; Motshwareteu, one of South Africa’s greatest middle-and long-distance athletes, is born in Sow

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British forces enter Gaza, on the western Mediterranean seashore 32 km north of the Egyptian border.

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Lucas Seage, S.A artist, is born in Newclare, Johannesburg.

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More British troops are sent to the Suez Canal Zone (the biggest troop airlift since the Second World War).

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Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to set up an American command post for the invasion of North Afric

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Horace (Jock) Cameron (30), SA cricket player in twenty-six tests, dies in Johannesburg.

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Ras (Duke) Tafari is crowned as Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito (Zewditu).

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Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, dies

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Jacob Albertus Marais (Jaap), former leader of the rightwing Herstigte Nasionale Party, is born in Vryburg, Cape Province.

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Ferdie Bergh, SA rugby Springbok, is born in Stellenbosch.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The South African Conciliation Committee is formed in England, with Leonard Courtney as president and Emily H

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Ladysmith in Natal starts.

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The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa

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The first synod is constituted in Cape Town, with delegates of twelve of the fourteen congregations attending.

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Maria van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck, dies of smallpox in Malacca.

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Botswana’s ruling party wins the country’s elections, handing President Festus Mogae a second and final term in office. http://

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P. Diddy charters two jets to fly 300 guests from New York to Marrakech (Marrakesh) to celebrate his 33rd birthday party in Mor

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Two South Africans of Indian descent, including the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, are told they could not travel to New Delh

The results of the White referendum held on the constitutional proposals are announced, showing that 1,360,223 people (65.95%)

The government announces a plan to allow White and Black businessmen to form partnerships as part of a strategy to draw Blacks

The United States Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, announces that two further diplomats have been withdrawn from South Africa,

Benin, Libya and Mauritius insist that the United Nations Security Council bypass the Western powers arms embargo resolution an

The South African Indian Council (SAIC) unanimously rejects the government’s proposed new constitution, after two days of lengt

White mercenaries and Black troops invade Congo from Portuguese Angola.

The Rev. H.J.C. Snijders (69) dies on the pulpit in Swartruggens, western Transvaal.

The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, to which SA is a party, is signed in London.

President Fouché opens the first session of the newly elected Bophuthatswana Legislative Assembly in Mafeking (Mafikeng)

300,000 refugees in camps near the Nigerian border are facing starvation

Rosalyn Fairbank, SA born tennis player, is born.

Julius Nyerere becomes president of Tanganyika.

Matthews &amp;quot;Loop-en-Val&amp;quot; Motshwareteu, one of South Africa’s greatest middle-and long-distance athletes, is born in Sow

British forces enter Gaza, on the western Mediterranean seashore 32 km north of the Egyptian border.

Lucas Seage, S.A artist, is born in Newclare, Johannesburg.

More British troops are sent to the Suez Canal Zone (the biggest troop airlift since the Second World War).

Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to set up an American command post for the invasion of North Afric

Horace (Jock) Cameron (30), SA cricket player in twenty-six tests, dies in Johannesburg.

Ras (Duke) Tafari is crowned as Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito (Zewditu).

Lydia van Niekerk, professor of literature and first woman to be appointed to the chair at the University of Stellenbosch, dies

Jacob Albertus Marais (Jaap), former leader of the rightwing Herstigte Nasionale Party, is born in Vryburg, Cape Province.

Ferdie Bergh, SA rugby Springbok, is born in Stellenbosch.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The South African Conciliation Committee is formed in England, with Leonard Courtney as president and Emily H

Anglo-Boer War 2: The siege of Ladysmith in Natal starts.

The railway line between Johannesburg/Pretoria and Delagoa Bay is opened. The following source states that the opening wa

The first synod is constituted in Cape Town, with delegates of twelve of the fourteen congregations attending.

Maria van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck, dies of smallpox in Malacca.

Botswana’s ruling party wins the country’s elections, handing President Festus Mogae a second and final term in office. http://

P. Diddy charters two jets to fly 300 guests from New York to Marrakech (Marrakesh) to celebrate his 33rd birthday party in Mor

Matthews "Loop-en-Val" Motshwareteu, one of South Africa’s greatest middle-and long-distance athletes, is born in Sow