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… Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) and II (WWII), abdicates in favour of her daug …

… The Berlin Airlift, which delivers 2m tons of food and fuel to West Berliners while circumventing a Soviet blockade, and in whi …

… The Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) sign an agreement on wages and working conditions averting the …

… Following unrest and rioting in the townships, the Minister of Law and Order prohibits all meetings of more than two persons, d …

… Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa and leader of the National Party from 1966 to 1978 and State Preside …

… Mary Bailey, daughter of Derrick Warner William Westenra and later wife of Sir Abe Bailey, Rand magnate and politician, di …

… John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his …

… by President Samora Machel at a mass rally in Maputo and are accused of treason and complicity …

… Coast’s two western rebel groups, the Movement for Justice and Peace and the Ivorian Popular Movement of the Greater West …

… The Six Day War between Israel and its neighbouring countries Egypt, Jordan and Syria breaks out with Israel launching air stri …

… Africa signs an agreement with Namibia relating to defence and civil aviation in Walvis Bay and signs a bilateral air ser …

… James Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry who strove to improve the image and operation of th …

… Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 and former ministe …

… The Battle of Blaauwberg takes place, and part of the defending force capitulates two days later. Cape Governor Janssens and th …

… The UN negotiates a ceasefire between Israel and the defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan, ending the Six-Day War, with Israel occu …

… Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo.   This lead …

… Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of the middle and light-heavyweight SA titles, is born in Malvern, …

… A peace summit  (23-24 June) brokered by the clergy and business and attended by all major political parties, but boycotted by …

… Armed hostel inmates shoot and hack their way through the Black township of Boipatong, leaving forty-six people dead and scores …

… Anglo-Boer War 2: Generals Piet Joubert and Louis Botha cross the Tugela River and head down the railway line to Pietermaritzbu …

… Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet and prose writer, and a member of the Xhosa Bible revision board, is born in …

… extends both the cut-off date for amnesty applications and the deadline for applications to the Truth and Rec …

… In Abuja, Nigeria, Sudan and Darfur rebels sign accords on Tuesday to end hostilities and guarantee aid groups’ access to 1.6 m …

… In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and …

… Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in …

… of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa since 1975 and SA minister of sport and recrea …

… Bertie Reed (63), for many years a Springbok and international sailing legend and one of the most-popular skippers in single-ha …

… William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in …

… farmers around the country against land reform legislation and loss of tax rebates, and against the go …

… Iran breaks off diplomatic, political, economic and military ties with South Africa, and will no longer supply oil to this coun …