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Nicolaas (Nico) Hofmeyr, clergyman, composer and author, is born in the Strand, Cape.

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Two ski boats are wrecked near Mossel Bay, and nine fishermen are drowned.

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WWII: The Union of SA, Australia and the US declare war on Japan.

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Heavy fighting erupts in Congo’s Katanga Province between United Nations and Katangan forces.

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Wilhelmina Louisa Ida (Minna) Freund, actress and teacher of elocution, dies in Bloemfontein.

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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, called The Central African Federation, is dissolved.

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Etienne Leroux (67), Afrikaans author and Hertzog Prize winner, dies in a Bloemfontein hospital.

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SA signs multilateral treaty establishing the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal, advocate, politician and author, is born in Stellenbosch.

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Alfred Whaley Cole (73), SA judge and author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town.

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Ten people are killed in faction fighting between residents of KwaMthole and Madwaleni.

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South African and Mozambican delegations hold talks in Mbabane, concerning peaceful co-existence.

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Andries Hendrik Potgieter (59), Voortrekker leader and founder of Potchefstroom, dies at Schoemansdal.

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Rhodesian police shoot and kill eleven Blacks from amongst those rioting in Salisbury.

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SA government tables a white paper to end racial discrimination in landownership and occupation.

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Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, commandant of the Free State and founder of Marquard, dies.

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Frederick William Barber, SA border pioneer and scientist, is born in Nottingham, England.

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London hosts an international conference on the protection of African elephants and rhinoceroses.

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Sir Julius Charles Wernher (62), SA financier and mine magnate, dies in London.

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Winnie Mandela and the entire executive of the ANC Women’s League are suspended.

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Sydney Percival Bunting (53), SA communist and labour union leader, dies in Johannesburg.

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European extremists in Oran, Algeria, raid a prison and kill several Muslim political prisoners.

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Rhodesia declares itself a republic and becomes the Republic of Rhodesia (not recognised internationally).

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Eight people are killed and 29 injured in riots outside a factory in Johannesburg.

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Spain and France begin talks on their respective ‘sphere of influence’ in Morocco.

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In Durban, a commuter train collides with a freight train and eighteen people are killed.

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Dr Anton Carlisle Hartman (63), South African conductor and musician, dies in Johannesburg.

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The Ciskei declares a state of emergency in the districts of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.

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James Mndaweni, South African worker’s union leader and president of NACTU, is born.

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Black PEBCO activist Thozamile Botha breaks his banning order and escapes to Lesotho.

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Nicolaas (Nico) Hofmeyr, clergyman, composer and author, is born in the Strand, Cape.

Two ski boats are wrecked near Mossel Bay, and nine fishermen are drowned.

WWII: The Union of SA, Australia and the US declare war on Japan.

Heavy fighting erupts in Congo’s Katanga Province between United Nations and Katangan forces.

Wilhelmina Louisa Ida (Minna) Freund, actress and teacher of elocution, dies in Bloemfontein.

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, called The Central African Federation, is dissolved.

Etienne Leroux (67), Afrikaans author and Hertzog Prize winner, dies in a Bloemfontein hospital.

SA signs multilateral treaty establishing the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal, advocate, politician and author, is born in Stellenbosch.

Alfred Whaley Cole (73), SA judge and author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town.

Ten people are killed in faction fighting between residents of KwaMthole and Madwaleni.

South African and Mozambican delegations hold talks in Mbabane, concerning peaceful co-existence.

Andries Hendrik Potgieter (59), Voortrekker leader and founder of Potchefstroom, dies at Schoemansdal.

Rhodesian police shoot and kill eleven Blacks from amongst those rioting in Salisbury.

SA government tables a white paper to end racial discrimination in landownership and occupation.

Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, commandant of the Free State and founder of Marquard, dies.

Frederick William Barber, SA border pioneer and scientist, is born in Nottingham, England.

London hosts an international conference on the protection of African elephants and rhinoceroses.

Sir Julius Charles Wernher (62), SA financier and mine magnate, dies in London.

Winnie Mandela and the entire executive of the ANC Women’s League are suspended.

Sydney Percival Bunting (53), SA communist and labour union leader, dies in Johannesburg.

European extremists in Oran, Algeria, raid a prison and kill several Muslim political prisoners.

Rhodesia declares itself a republic and becomes the Republic of Rhodesia (not recognised internationally).

Eight people are killed and 29 injured in riots outside a factory in Johannesburg.

Spain and France begin talks on their respective ‘sphere of influence’ in Morocco.

In Durban, a commuter train collides with a freight train and eighteen people are killed.

Dr Anton Carlisle Hartman (63), South African conductor and musician, dies in Johannesburg.

The Ciskei declares a state of emergency in the districts of Mdantsane and Zwelitsha.

James Mndaweni, South African worker’s union leader and president of NACTU, is born.

Black PEBCO activist Thozamile Botha breaks his banning order and escapes to Lesotho.