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Sir George Napier annexes Natal for Britain. It became a district of the Cape Colony on 31 May 1844. (Muller: 500 Years: a hist

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King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. The dates 12 February and 13 May are given by other s

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South African statesman Sir Abercrombie Smith is born at St Cyrus, Scotland.

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Florence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, is born. Nurses in SA undertake to honour the oath of Florence Nighting

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Sir George Cathcart, British governor of the Cape, is born in London.

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A major detailed Administration statement is made by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, David

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SA signs an agreement with France with regard to the launching of the eole balloons.

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Johannes Kerkorrel (Ralph John Rabie), Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg. He died in 2002.

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Pass laws are suspended in South Africa

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Dumisani Henry Makhaye, ANC politician and Umkhonto we Sizwe commander and trainer, is born in KwaMashu, Natal. He represented

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Police kill fourteen people when peasants protest against enforced cattle culling in Witzieshoek, OFS.

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Peter Loubser Were Becker, author, ethnologist and advertising executive, is born at Veld View, Rivonia. He was a special frien

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John Fleming (Jack) Brock, scientist, physician and professor who developed the Department of Medicine at the University of Cap

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Schalk Burger is appointed commandant-general of the Boer forces and vice-president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Piet Joubert, commandant-general of the Boer forces and vice-president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republie

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Henry William Alexander Cooper (Samuel Zwaartman) (52), SA author, dies in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Anglo-Boer War 1: A Boer force of 150 men storms Majuba and drives out 400 British troops in the decisive battle of the Anglo-T

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The first issue of The Cape Times appears in Cape Town.

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Pres. Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, arrive at the Cape Town International Airport, the first American president to visit S

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Winnie Mandela announces that she had instituted legal proceedings against the Minister of Safety and Security Sydney Mufamadi

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UN Security Council votes to set up the largest and most expensive peacekeeping operation so far 30 000 troops and civilians ar

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Soldiers overthrow Mali’s military dictator after days of rioting and protests that leave dozens dead.

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Mr Piet Clase, Minister of Education for Whites, announces that the government has decided to abandon the principle of segregat

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Police opens fire on anti-apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng, near Johannesburg, killing at least fourteen people

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Mr Edmond Perret, general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) arrives in SA as head of a delegation of

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Thirteen rioters die when police fire shots to disperse a large crowd storming a bottle store in KwaZekele, Port Elizabeth.

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Eleven people are killed when Bophuthatswana police open fire on a 5 000-10 000 strong crowd gathered at a meeting called by yo

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Libyan radio calls for Arab suicide squads to strike US embassies and other interests &quot;wherever they may be.&quot;

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South Africa and Lesotho issue a joint statement that their respective territories are not to be used for acts of terrorism aga

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President Sékou Touré of Guinea (62) dies under surgery. The Military Committee for National Recovery, led by C

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Sir George Napier annexes Natal for Britain. It became a district of the Cape Colony on 31 May 1844. (Muller: 500 Years: a hist

King Hintsa ka Phalo of the Xhosa nation is killed by British troops. The dates 12 February and 13 May are given by other s

South African statesman Sir Abercrombie Smith is born at St Cyrus, Scotland.

Florence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, is born. Nurses in SA undertake to honour the oath of Florence Nighting

Sir George Cathcart, British governor of the Cape, is born in London.

A major detailed Administration statement is made by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, David

SA signs an agreement with France with regard to the launching of the eole balloons.

Johannes Kerkorrel (Ralph John Rabie), Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg. He died in 2002.

Pass laws are suspended in South Africa

Dumisani Henry Makhaye, ANC politician and Umkhonto we Sizwe commander and trainer, is born in KwaMashu, Natal. He represented

Police kill fourteen people when peasants protest against enforced cattle culling in Witzieshoek, OFS.

Peter Loubser Were Becker, author, ethnologist and advertising executive, is born at Veld View, Rivonia. He was a special frien

John Fleming (Jack) Brock, scientist, physician and professor who developed the Department of Medicine at the University of Cap

Anglo-Boer War 2: Schalk Burger is appointed commandant-general of the Boer forces and vice-president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche

Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. Piet Joubert, commandant-general of the Boer forces and vice-president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republie

Henry William Alexander Cooper (Samuel Zwaartman) (52), SA author, dies in Lisbon, Portugal.

Anglo-Boer War 1: A Boer force of 150 men storms Majuba and drives out 400 British troops in the decisive battle of the Anglo-T

The first issue of The Cape Times appears in Cape Town.

Pres. Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, arrive at the Cape Town International Airport, the first American president to visit S

Winnie Mandela announces that she had instituted legal proceedings against the Minister of Safety and Security Sydney Mufamadi

UN Security Council votes to set up the largest and most expensive peacekeeping operation so far 30 000 troops and civilians ar

Soldiers overthrow Mali’s military dictator after days of rioting and protests that leave dozens dead.

Mr Piet Clase, Minister of Education for Whites, announces that the government has decided to abandon the principle of segregat

Police opens fire on anti-apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng, near Johannesburg, killing at least fourteen people

Mr Edmond Perret, general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) arrives in SA as head of a delegation of

Thirteen rioters die when police fire shots to disperse a large crowd storming a bottle store in KwaZekele, Port Elizabeth.

Eleven people are killed when Bophuthatswana police open fire on a 5 000-10 000 strong crowd gathered at a meeting called by yo

Libyan radio calls for Arab suicide squads to strike US embassies and other interests &amp;quot;wherever they may be.&amp;quot;

South Africa and Lesotho issue a joint statement that their respective territories are not to be used for acts of terrorism aga

President Sékou Touré of Guinea (62) dies under surgery. The Military Committee for National Recovery, led by C

Libyan radio calls for Arab suicide squads to strike US embassies and other interests "wherever they may be."