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Jacob Molekele, 16 years old, is shot in head by policeman during altercation between police and other arrested youths in polic
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A commission of inquiry into malpractices in South African prisons is ordered by the Minister of Justice, following disturbance
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The former Secretary for Information, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, is acquitted by the Bloemfontein Appeal Court of five charges of frau
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The former Secretary for Information, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, is acquitted by the Bloemfontein Appeal Court of five charges of frau
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Ex-president Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is executed following his overthrow on 3 August. No Equatoguinean soldier parti
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Ex-president Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is executed following his overthrow on 3 August. No Equatoguinean soldier parti
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The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de
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The Electoral College elects Balthasar Johannes (John) Vorster as State President by 173 votes to the nineteen cast for Sir de
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Voters go to the polls in the Transkei’s pre-independence elections. The results are a foregone conclusion following the Transk
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In the Cape Town Supreme Court a British journalist, David Rabkin, his wife, Susan, and a university lecturer, Jeremy Cronin, a
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The SA rugby team loses 14-18 against Australia in Newlands.
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The SA rugby team loses 14-18 against Australia in Newlands.
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar, East Africa. His parents were Parsis from Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Mercury was sent to boarding school…
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Dr Thomas Dowling (65), conductor of the South African Music Association, dies in Cape Town.
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Dr Thomas Dowling (65), conductor of the South African Music Association, dies in Cape Town.
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Sir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pilot who was later awarded a DBE (Dame of the British
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Dr Yusuf Mohamed (Mota) Dadoo, medical doctor and politician who escaped through Botswana to England, is born in Krugersdorp.
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Dr Yusuf Mohamed (Mota) Dadoo, medical doctor and politician who escaped through Botswana to England, is born in Krugersdorp.
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The second rugby test in Kimberley between South Africa and the British Isles ends in a tie, like the first one.
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant Hannam and members of the Bushveld Carbineers, fighting on British side, fire on wagons with women
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lieutenant Hannam and members of the Bushveld Carbineers, fighting on British side, fire on wagons with women
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Anglo-Boer War 2: Daniël Johannes Stephanus (Danie) Theron, captain of the scouts who were at the disposal of both republics,
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France proclaims a protectorate over Chad.
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France proclaims a protectorate over Chad.
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The SA rugby team wins the last test against the British Isles in Newlands 5-0, the fist time ever to win a match.
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The SA rugby team loses the third test against the British Isles in Newlands and also the series without scoring a single point
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The SA rugby team loses the third test against the British Isles in Newlands and also the series without scoring a single point
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Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer, choir conductor and organist, is born in Kimberley.
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Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer, choir conductor and organist, is born in Kimberley.
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