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Abram Fischer is committed for trial by a Pretoria magistrate. He pleads not guilty to all allegations.

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The number of men required for military training in 1964 is to increase by 60%, i.e. from 10,368 to 16,537.

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The International Court of Justice announces that in the South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Af

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Civil war erupts in Angola.

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Jabulane Albert Mabuza (Jabu), chair/director/trustee of numerous companies and presenter of papers both national and internati

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Vincent Baloyi, SA artist, is born in Newclare, Johannesburg. He joined the National Arts Society and the SAAA, taught art at t

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Sir Herbert Baker (83), architect of the Union Buildings and Groote Schuur Hospital, dies in London.

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WW2: A British Panzer division occupies Maus, Libya.

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The “Ossewabrandwag” (OB) is founded as an Afrikaans cultural and political organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership of C

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Two South African aviators, Pierre van Ryneveld and Quintin Brand, hoping to become the first airmen to fly from England to Cap

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Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé, Boer general during Anglo-Boer War 2, dies in Potchefstroom.

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Mattheus Uys Krige, author, dramatist, poet and five times winner of the “Akademieprys” award for translated literature, is bor

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Herero Revolt in German South West Africa: Omaruru is relieved after a fierce battle between Franke and the Ovaherero.

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The first Sunday newspaper in South Africa, the Sunday Times, appears with George Herbert Kingswell as editor.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Abraham Esau, Calvinia Coloured leader and martyr who aided the British Imperial cause, is brutally assault

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Isaac Daniël Buys, SA cricket player in one test, is born in Somerset East, eastern Cape.

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Prof. Raymond Arthur Dart, SA anthropologist and expert on the Taung skull, is born in Toowong, Brisbane, Australia.

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Rolland Beaumont, SA cricket player in five test matches (1912-1914), is born in Newcastle, Natal.

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British forces under Garnet Wolseley burn Kumasi, Ghana, ending Ashanti War.

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James Chapman (90) dies in Kimberley. He was the first explorer who took photographs of places he visited.

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Zulu king Dingane cedes &quot;the place called Port Natal together with all the land annexed from the sea to the north&quot; to

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Construction of a breakwater begins in Table Bay.

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World Cancer Day.

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More than 1000 people are reported drowned or missing when an Egyptian ferry sinks in the Red Sea.

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A telephone survey done by Research Surveys, discloses that about two-thirds of respondents said SA education is in a crisis an

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final versus Tunisia 2-0 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg.

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Operation PROTECTO (3 February 1994 – December 1994) of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to restore peace on

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Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.

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President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela jointly accept the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Pri

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According to a study by the Human Sciences Research Council, violent attacks by Whites against Blacks have increased sharply in

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Abram Fischer is committed for trial by a Pretoria magistrate. He pleads not guilty to all allegations.

The number of men required for military training in 1964 is to increase by 60%, i.e. from 10,368 to 16,537.

The International Court of Justice announces that in the South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v. South Africa; Liberia v. South Af

Civil war erupts in Angola.

Jabulane Albert Mabuza (Jabu), chair/director/trustee of numerous companies and presenter of papers both national and internati

Vincent Baloyi, SA artist, is born in Newclare, Johannesburg. He joined the National Arts Society and the SAAA, taught art at t

Sir Herbert Baker (83), architect of the Union Buildings and Groote Schuur Hospital, dies in London.

WW2: A British Panzer division occupies Maus, Libya.

The “Ossewabrandwag” (OB) is founded as an Afrikaans cultural and political organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership of C

Two South African aviators, Pierre van Ryneveld and Quintin Brand, hoping to become the first airmen to fly from England to Cap

Pieter Arnoldus Cronjé, Boer general during Anglo-Boer War 2, dies in Potchefstroom.

Mattheus Uys Krige, author, dramatist, poet and five times winner of the “Akademieprys” award for translated literature, is bor

Herero Revolt in German South West Africa: Omaruru is relieved after a fierce battle between Franke and the Ovaherero.

The first Sunday newspaper in South Africa, the Sunday Times, appears with George Herbert Kingswell as editor.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Abraham Esau, Calvinia Coloured leader and martyr who aided the British Imperial cause, is brutally assault

Isaac Daniël Buys, SA cricket player in one test, is born in Somerset East, eastern Cape.

Prof. Raymond Arthur Dart, SA anthropologist and expert on the Taung skull, is born in Toowong, Brisbane, Australia.

Rolland Beaumont, SA cricket player in five test matches (1912-1914), is born in Newcastle, Natal.

British forces under Garnet Wolseley burn Kumasi, Ghana, ending Ashanti War.

James Chapman (90) dies in Kimberley. He was the first explorer who took photographs of places he visited.

Zulu king Dingane cedes &amp;quot;the place called Port Natal together with all the land annexed from the sea to the north&amp;quot; to

Construction of a breakwater begins in Table Bay.

World Cancer Day.

More than 1000 people are reported drowned or missing when an Egyptian ferry sinks in the Red Sea.

A telephone survey done by Research Surveys, discloses that about two-thirds of respondents said SA education is in a crisis an

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final versus Tunisia 2-0 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg.

Operation PROTECTO (3 February 1994 – December 1994) of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to restore peace on

Belgium grounds a planeload of President Mobutu Sese Seko’s newly printed money in a bid to force him to surrender power.

President F.W. de Klerk and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela jointly accept the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Pri

According to a study by the Human Sciences Research Council, violent attacks by Whites against Blacks have increased sharply in

Zulu king Dingane cedes "the place called Port Natal together with all the land annexed from the sea to the north" to