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Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Mostertshoek, near Reddersburg, takes place. The beginning of a two-day battle between Genera

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Gen. James Barry Munnik Hertzog, SA premier, is born at Soetendal, Wellington.

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George Rex (74), believed to be the son of George III and Hannah Lightfoot, who was banned to the Cape, dies in Knysna.

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The Merensteijn strands at Jutten Island at the west Cape coast and sinks with a cargo of gold and silver, which is salvaged in

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The shipwrecked sailors of the Nieuw-Haerlem leave the Cape with W.G. de Jongh after an enforced stay of nearly a year.

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Pope John Paul (84), the third-longest serving Pontiff in world history, dies in his private apartment at the Vatican surrounde

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A court in England convicts two Algerian illegal immigrants of raising funds for the al-Qaida terror network, and sentences bot

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The Minister for Safety and Security, Mr Steve Tshwete, in co-operation with the National Commissioner of the SAPS, launches a

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French archaeologists announce the discovery of a 4 000-year-old queen’s pyramid south of Cairo, complete with texts of special

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Twenty-three girls are burned to death in their boarding house in Mombasa, Kenya.

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With a rebellion engulfing the country, Zaire’s President Mobutu Sese Seko accepts Parliament’s nomination of Etienne Tshiseked

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The state banking institution of the Republic of China, with total assets of about R86bn, opens its first African branch in Joh

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The Star reports that independent African churches are the largest single group of churches in SA, accounting for a fifth of al

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Author, educationist and social worker and later ANC member of parliament, Ellen Kuzwayo, becomes the first Black woman to rece

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Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith is suspended from Zimbabwe’s parliament for one year.

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A US State Department report says Israel, France and Italy have continued to maintain and upgrade a major weapons systems for S

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Saul Mkheze, leader of a Black farming community, is shot dead during a protest meeting at Driefontein, 200 miles east of Johan

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In an interim report, the Erasmus Commission exonerates P.W. Botha and all members of his government from having had any prior

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Menachem Begin is the first Israeli prime minister to visit Egypt.

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Paul Nash equals the world record for the 100-metre sprint when he clocks 10 seconds at a meeting in Krugersdorp. He also runs

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Dr William Fehr (75), first collector of Africana who imported it from abroad, dies in Cape Town.

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The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, takes refuge in Swaziland following continued massive arrests of persons of all rac

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The first parking meters are implemented in Pretoria.

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Lady Selborne is declared a White area and the removal of Blacks is accelerated.

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The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse

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The United States posthumously awards SA Cheetah Squadron pilot, Lieutenant R.M. du Plooy, with the Silver Star for &quot;galla

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Mathole Motshekga, former premier of Gauteng, is born.

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is co-founded by , its first president.

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WW2: Allied air raid on Tunis causes considerable damage just before Axis troops start their final withdrawal from Tunisia.

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WW2: German Afrika Korps, commanded by General Erwin Rommel, take Agedabia and Zuetania, Libya.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The battle of Mostertshoek, near Reddersburg, takes place. The beginning of a two-day battle between Genera

Gen. James Barry Munnik Hertzog, SA premier, is born at Soetendal, Wellington.

George Rex (74), believed to be the son of George III and Hannah Lightfoot, who was banned to the Cape, dies in Knysna.

The Merensteijn strands at Jutten Island at the west Cape coast and sinks with a cargo of gold and silver, which is salvaged in

The shipwrecked sailors of the Nieuw-Haerlem leave the Cape with W.G. de Jongh after an enforced stay of nearly a year.

Pope John Paul (84), the third-longest serving Pontiff in world history, dies in his private apartment at the Vatican surrounde

A court in England convicts two Algerian illegal immigrants of raising funds for the al-Qaida terror network, and sentences bot

The Minister for Safety and Security, Mr Steve Tshwete, in co-operation with the National Commissioner of the SAPS, launches a

French archaeologists announce the discovery of a 4 000-year-old queen’s pyramid south of Cairo, complete with texts of special

Twenty-three girls are burned to death in their boarding house in Mombasa, Kenya.

With a rebellion engulfing the country, Zaire’s President Mobutu Sese Seko accepts Parliament’s nomination of Etienne Tshiseked

The state banking institution of the Republic of China, with total assets of about R86bn, opens its first African branch in Joh

The Star reports that independent African churches are the largest single group of churches in SA, accounting for a fifth of al

Author, educationist and social worker and later ANC member of parliament, Ellen Kuzwayo, becomes the first Black woman to rece

Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith is suspended from Zimbabwe’s parliament for one year.

A US State Department report says Israel, France and Italy have continued to maintain and upgrade a major weapons systems for S

Saul Mkheze, leader of a Black farming community, is shot dead during a protest meeting at Driefontein, 200 miles east of Johan

In an interim report, the Erasmus Commission exonerates P.W. Botha and all members of his government from having had any prior

Menachem Begin is the first Israeli prime minister to visit Egypt.

Paul Nash equals the world record for the 100-metre sprint when he clocks 10 seconds at a meeting in Krugersdorp. He also runs

Dr William Fehr (75), first collector of Africana who imported it from abroad, dies in Cape Town.

The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, takes refuge in Swaziland following continued massive arrests of persons of all rac

The first parking meters are implemented in Pretoria.

Lady Selborne is declared a White area and the removal of Blacks is accelerated.

The Union Jack is lowered and British occupation of Simonstown comes to an end after 143 years. South Africa takes formal posse

The United States posthumously awards SA Cheetah Squadron pilot, Lieutenant R.M. du Plooy, with the Silver Star for &amp;quot;galla

Mathole Motshekga, former premier of Gauteng, is born.

is co-founded by , its first president.

WW2: Allied air raid on Tunis causes considerable damage just before Axis troops start their final withdrawal from Tunisia.

WW2: German Afrika Korps, commanded by General Erwin Rommel, take Agedabia and Zuetania, Libya.

The United States posthumously awards SA Cheetah Squadron pilot, Lieutenant R.M. du Plooy, with the Silver Star for "galla