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University of Pretoria is established

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University of Pretoria is established

Albert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize

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Albert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize

Bessie Head is born

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Novelist and historian Bessie Head is born

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13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper

Palaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania

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Palaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania

South African railways

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The railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.

Adam Tas is arrested

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Adam Tas is arrested

Statue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens

Address to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 31 October 2001

… that all of us inhabit a global village. 95 years ago, in 1906, Pixley ka Isaka Seme, the great African, patriot and …

Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth

Prince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth

Moses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow

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Moses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow

Bartholomew Dias

Cross erected by Bartholomew Dias

”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria

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”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria

Nkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death

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Nkuma and Mahlalela sentenced to death

RSA introduces more press restriction

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RSA introduces more press restriction

Riots erupt in Soweto

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Riots erupt in Soweto

Concordia

Clarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle

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Clarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle

Marais Steyn dies

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Marais Steyn dies

Cecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born

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Cecil John Rhodes, South African statesman, is born

Judith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.

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Judith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.

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Amy Mollison sets a new world record when she flies from England to Cape Town in 3 days 6 hours and 26 minutes

Harold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa

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Harold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa

Former Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad

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Former Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad

Dennis Brutus is born

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Dennis Brutus is born

The riot captured by Laurie Bloomfield

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Nine policemen are killed in Cato Manor riots in Durban, shortly before the infamous Sharpville Massacre

Josephine Ethel (Josie) Wood

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Josephine Wood, founder of the South African Library for the Blind, is born in Grahamstown

Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev

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ANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow

A Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board

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A Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board

Archbishop Owen Cardinal McCann becomes South Africa’s first cardinal.

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Archbishop Owen Cardinal McCann becomes South Africa’s first cardinal.