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Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).

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Frederick Logier, German music teacher at the Cape and composer of the first published music in Cape Town, is born in Ireland.

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Olof Martin(i) Bergh, secretary of the Political Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, is born in Cape Town.

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Africa Malaria Day

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Six people die after they were thrown from a passenger train in Benoni, apparently by striking security guards. &quot;There is

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Six people die after they were thrown from a passenger train in Benoni, apparently by striking security guards. &quot;There is

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Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome

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Former Deputy President of SA, Jacob Zuma, launches the Construction Industry Development Board

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Former Deputy President of SA, Jacob Zuma, launches the Construction Industry Development Board

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Dr James Walton, retired Managing Director of the publishing house of Longman, Southern Africa, dies in Cape Town. He was well

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The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred back to the Constitutional Committee for amendments to be cons

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The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred back to the Constitutional Committee for amendments to be cons

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Seven people die and fourteen are injured when a car bomb, planted by the AWB (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging), explodes in Breë

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Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 1-0 against Zimbabwe in a home game.

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Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 1-0 against Zimbabwe in a home game.

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Hermien van Vuuren, first wife of Fanie van Vuuren, CP-MP for Carletonville in the previous government, is shot outside her hom

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Hermien van Vuuren, first wife of Fanie van Vuuren, CP-MP for Carletonville in the previous government, is shot outside her hom

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Derrick and Mavis Majola, ANC members, are shot dead in Mooi River, Natal, by four armed men bursting into their home.

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Derrick and Mavis Majola, ANC members, are shot dead in Mooi River, Natal, by four armed men bursting into their home.

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Mr Justice P.J. van der Walt acquits Moses Mayekiso and his four co-accused of all charges. They were arrested on 28 June 1986

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Barclays Bank (SA) announces its new name First National Bank.

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Barclays Bank (SA) announces its new name First National Bank.

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Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha announces in Parliament that South Africa and Mozambique are to establish joint operational centre

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Carnegie Report on Poverty in South Africa reveals the doubling of Blacks living below the poverty line (1960-1980).

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Carnegie Report on Poverty in South Africa reveals the doubling of Blacks living below the poverty line (1960-1980).

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Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa’s United African National Council has won fifty-one of the seventy-two seats available to Black candida

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Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

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Building starts on the Suez Canal under the engineer and designer Ferdinand de Lisseps (or Lesseps).

Frederick Logier, German music teacher at the Cape and composer of the first published music in Cape Town, is born in Ireland.

Olof Martin(i) Bergh, secretary of the Political Council and acting fiscal and auctioneer, is born in Cape Town.

Africa Malaria Day

Six people die after they were thrown from a passenger train in Benoni, apparently by striking security guards. &amp;quot;There is

Six people die after they were thrown from a passenger train in Benoni, apparently by striking security guards. &amp;quot;There is

Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero&#039;s welcome

Former Deputy President of SA, Jacob Zuma, launches the Construction Industry Development Board

Former Deputy President of SA, Jacob Zuma, launches the Construction Industry Development Board

Dr James Walton, retired Managing Director of the publishing house of Longman, Southern Africa, dies in Cape Town. He was well

Cassius Baloyi, SA featherweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) title.

Cassius Baloyi, SA featherweight, wins the World Boxing Union (WBU) title.

Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, loses 2-3 against Brazil in a home game.

The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred back to the Constitutional Committee for amendments to be cons

The Constitution Bill is given its first reading and is referred back to the Constitutional Committee for amendments to be cons

Seven people die and fourteen are injured when a car bomb, planted by the AWB (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging), explodes in Breë

Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 1-0 against Zimbabwe in a home game.

Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, wins 1-0 against Zimbabwe in a home game.

Hermien van Vuuren, first wife of Fanie van Vuuren, CP-MP for Carletonville in the previous government, is shot outside her hom

Hermien van Vuuren, first wife of Fanie van Vuuren, CP-MP for Carletonville in the previous government, is shot outside her hom

Derrick and Mavis Majola, ANC members, are shot dead in Mooi River, Natal, by four armed men bursting into their home.

Derrick and Mavis Majola, ANC members, are shot dead in Mooi River, Natal, by four armed men bursting into their home.

Mr Justice P.J. van der Walt acquits Moses Mayekiso and his four co-accused of all charges. They were arrested on 28 June 1986

Barclays Bank (SA) announces its new name First National Bank.

Barclays Bank (SA) announces its new name First National Bank.

Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha announces in Parliament that South Africa and Mozambique are to establish joint operational centre

Carnegie Report on Poverty in South Africa reveals the doubling of Blacks living below the poverty line (1960-1980).

Carnegie Report on Poverty in South Africa reveals the doubling of Blacks living below the poverty line (1960-1980).

Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa’s United African National Council has won fifty-one of the seventy-two seats available to Black candida

Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

Six people die after they were thrown from a passenger train in Benoni, apparently by striking security guards. "There is

Six people die after they were thrown from a passenger train in Benoni, apparently by striking security guards. "There is

Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome