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The SA flag is hoisted on Marion Island after an agreement with Britain.

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Tombs of the third dynasty Egyptian kings are excavated at Ur.

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The first private broadcasting station in South Africa is put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg. The Scientific

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Dricky Beukes, SA novel writer, is born.

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Barend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus, trade unionist and unselfish fighter for the underprivileged, is born in Vredefort, OFS.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British under Major Cotton surrendering to Gene

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Leander Starr Jameson crosses the border into Transvaal, leading about five hundred hand-picked policemen of the Chartered Comp

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Commandant Andreas Theodorus Spies, founder of the short-lived Klip River Republic and Utrecht Republic, dies.

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Adolf Stephan Fredrich Jentsch, Namibian landscape painter, is born in Dresden, Germany.

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Landdros Anders Stockenstr&ouml;m (father of Sir Andries Stockenstr&ouml;m), seven or eight burghers and an interpreter are att

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Judge Pierre Rabie (80), chief justice of SA, dies.

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Molly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner widely respected by Blacks, is killed in a car accident near Hu

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It is announced that Colonel Hoare, the leader of the attempted Seychelles coup, will shortly be eligible for release from pris

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Cease-fire in Zimbabwe.

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Sidney Goldblatt (60), SA painter, dies.

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The Lesotho government announces it will deport eight South Africans, whom it describes as a danger to peace.

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Siza Khang Cecil Khampepe, financier and managing director of Khayalethu Home-loans, is born in Johannesburg. He is director of

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Egyptian premier, Mahmoud Fatimy, is assassinated by a member of (the Muslim Brotherhood).

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Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born in Umbumbulu, Natal.

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The Rand Revolt begins with a strike by miners after announcements of wage reductions on the coaland gold-mines necessitated by

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Albert Kimmerling, a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London.

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French Congo is split into Ubangi-Shari, Chad, Gabon, and Middle Congo.

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Commandant Gideon Scheepers is found guilty on several charges by a British court martial and sentenced to death. He professes

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Prof. Dirk Postma, founder of the “Gereformeerde Kerk van Suid-Afrika” (GKSA, nicknamed ‘Doppers’) and head of the reformed the

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Christiaan Frederik Louis Leipoldt, SA poet, dramatist, journalist and physician, is born in Worcester, Western Cape.

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Dr Rudolph Marloth, SA collector of plants, is born in Lubben, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel lays the first bricks of an octagonal church, the tower of which still forms part of the G

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Election in Kenya. President Daniel Arap Moi leaves office and is succeeded by opposition leader Mwai Kibaki as Kenya’s third p

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Zolani Petelo, SA mini flyweight, wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title.

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Samuel Magaula Mabuja, East Rand MK commander, is shot and killed by police in Vosloorus.

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The SA flag is hoisted on Marion Island after an agreement with Britain.

Tombs of the third dynasty Egyptian kings are excavated at Ur.

The first private broadcasting station in South Africa is put up by the South African Railways in Johannesburg. The Scientific

Dricky Beukes, SA novel writer, is born.

Barend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus, trade unionist and unselfish fighter for the underprivileged, is born in Vredefort, OFS.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British under Major Cotton surrendering to Gene

Leander Starr Jameson crosses the border into Transvaal, leading about five hundred hand-picked policemen of the Chartered Comp

Commandant Andreas Theodorus Spies, founder of the short-lived Klip River Republic and Utrecht Republic, dies.

Adolf Stephan Fredrich Jentsch, Namibian landscape painter, is born in Dresden, Germany.

Landdros Anders Stockenstr&amp;ouml;m (father of Sir Andries Stockenstr&amp;ouml;m), seven or eight burghers and an interpreter are att

Judge Pierre Rabie (80), chief justice of SA, dies.

Molly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner widely respected by Blacks, is killed in a car accident near Hu

It is announced that Colonel Hoare, the leader of the attempted Seychelles coup, will shortly be eligible for release from pris

Cease-fire in Zimbabwe.

Sidney Goldblatt (60), SA painter, dies.

The Lesotho government announces it will deport eight South Africans, whom it describes as a danger to peace.

Siza Khang Cecil Khampepe, financier and managing director of Khayalethu Home-loans, is born in Johannesburg. He is director of

Egyptian premier, Mahmoud Fatimy, is assassinated by a member of (the Muslim Brotherhood).

Oscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born in Umbumbulu, Natal.

The Rand Revolt begins with a strike by miners after announcements of wage reductions on the coaland gold-mines necessitated by

Albert Kimmerling, a visiting Frenchman, is the first person to fly in SA. He reaches a height of 6m at East London.

French Congo is split into Ubangi-Shari, Chad, Gabon, and Middle Congo.

Commandant Gideon Scheepers is found guilty on several charges by a British court martial and sentenced to death. He professes

Prof. Dirk Postma, founder of the “Gereformeerde Kerk van Suid-Afrika” (GKSA, nicknamed ‘Doppers’) and head of the reformed the

Christiaan Frederik Louis Leipoldt, SA poet, dramatist, journalist and physician, is born in Worcester, Western Cape.

Dr Rudolph Marloth, SA collector of plants, is born in Lubben, Brandenburg, Germany.

Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel lays the first bricks of an octagonal church, the tower of which still forms part of the G

Election in Kenya. President Daniel Arap Moi leaves office and is succeeded by opposition leader Mwai Kibaki as Kenya’s third p

Zolani Petelo, SA mini flyweight, wins the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title.

Samuel Magaula Mabuja, East Rand MK commander, is shot and killed by police in Vosloorus.

Landdros Anders Stockenström (father of Sir Andries Stockenström), seven or eight burghers and an interpreter are att