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Opening the first Legislative session of the Transkei-Legislative Assembly, President Swart says that the Transkei now has an a

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World War II: Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following d

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Holkrantz massacre takes place. Qulusi-Zulu chief Sokhobobo takes an impi to recover cattle allegedly r

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Magdalena Gertruide (Magda) Sauer, first woman in SA to practise as a qualified architect, is born in Kenilworth, Cape Town.

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Dr Eschel Rhoodie, SA secretary of Information, in a sensational statement reveals that payments made by him from a secret fund

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P.W. Botha, the Minister of Defence, announces that an air-to-air projectile has been perfected by South Africa.

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In an attempt to defuse the escalating tension in Morocco, France allows Germany to use the port of Casablanca.

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Bambata Rebellion: General mobilisation of Natal militia, with an appeal to the neighbouring states for assistance. To this, Tr

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William H. Bell (Daddy Bell) (72), SA musician and composer of three symphonies and two operas, dies in Gordon’s Bay.

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Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat Training College

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The ANC announces it will suspend constitutional negotiations until the government meets its demands for an end to violence.

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Internal Security Act No 32, empowering Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publi

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James Henry (Biddy) Anderson, SA cricket player in one test match against Australia (1902-1903), is born in Kimberley.

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Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka (born c. 1911), politician and founder of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and also an influential and

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Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka (born c. 1911), politician and founder of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and also an influential and

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Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

This day in history

Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

This day in history

Anglo-Boer War 2: A dynamite factory, which forms part of the Begbie Engineering Workshop, Johannesburg, is destroyed in an exp

This day in history

The government, the ANC and the Freedom Front sign an agreement establishing a framework for a separate state for Whites (’Acco

This day in history

Myrna Blumberg, correspondent for the New York Post and the London Daily Herald in SA, is detained and restricted.

This day in history

Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat Training College

This day in history

Myrna Blumberg, correspondent for the New York Post and the London Daily Herald in SA, is detained and restricted.

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An evacuation of foreigners from Liberia is undertaken with US helicopters after thousands flock to the US diplomatic compound

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After a UN Security Council vote to continue sanctions against Libya, Britain is accused of &quot;a hidden hatred and an histor

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Aldo Mogano, executive member of Alexandra Youth Congress, is shot dead outside his home in an alleged political murder.

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An international mediation team, including Dr Paul Kevenhorster of Germany, former US Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger and

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Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon dies of an unknown disease some months after he and British archaeologist Howard Carter have discov

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Henry Allen Fagan, chief justice of the Union of SA, cabinet minister and playwright, is born in Tulbach, CC.

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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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George Mnyaluza Pemba (also documented as Mnyala, Milwa), SA artist, is born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. He

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Opening the first Legislative session of the Transkei-Legislative Assembly, President Swart says that the Transkei now has an a

World War II: Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, to take effect the following d

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Holkrantz massacre takes place. Qulusi-Zulu chief Sokhobobo takes an impi to recover cattle allegedly r

Magdalena Gertruide (Magda) Sauer, first woman in SA to practise as a qualified architect, is born in Kenilworth, Cape Town.

Dr Eschel Rhoodie, SA secretary of Information, in a sensational statement reveals that payments made by him from a secret fund

P.W. Botha, the Minister of Defence, announces that an air-to-air projectile has been perfected by South Africa.

In an attempt to defuse the escalating tension in Morocco, France allows Germany to use the port of Casablanca.

Bambata Rebellion: General mobilisation of Natal militia, with an appeal to the neighbouring states for assistance. To this, Tr

William H. Bell (Daddy Bell) (72), SA musician and composer of three symphonies and two operas, dies in Gordon’s Bay.

Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat Training College

The ANC announces it will suspend constitutional negotiations until the government meets its demands for an end to violence.

Internal Security Act No 32, empowering Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publi

James Henry (Biddy) Anderson, SA cricket player in one test match against Australia (1902-1903), is born in Kimberley.

Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka (born c. 1911), politician and founder of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and also an influential and

Paul Ramotsoane Mosaka (born c. 1911), politician and founder of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and also an influential and

Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

Benjamin John Peter Tyamzashe, Xhosa composer and musician, receives an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare i

Anglo-Boer War 2: A dynamite factory, which forms part of the Begbie Engineering Workshop, Johannesburg, is destroyed in an exp

The government, the ANC and the Freedom Front sign an agreement establishing a framework for a separate state for Whites (’Acco

Myrna Blumberg, correspondent for the New York Post and the London Daily Herald in SA, is detained and restricted.

Garth Erasmus, SA artist, is born in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. He attended a teachers training program at Hewat Training College

Myrna Blumberg, correspondent for the New York Post and the London Daily Herald in SA, is detained and restricted.

An evacuation of foreigners from Liberia is undertaken with US helicopters after thousands flock to the US diplomatic compound

After a UN Security Council vote to continue sanctions against Libya, Britain is accused of &amp;quot;a hidden hatred and an histor

Aldo Mogano, executive member of Alexandra Youth Congress, is shot dead outside his home in an alleged political murder.

An international mediation team, including Dr Paul Kevenhorster of Germany, former US Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger and

Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon dies of an unknown disease some months after he and British archaeologist Howard Carter have discov

Henry Allen Fagan, chief justice of the Union of SA, cabinet minister and playwright, is born in Tulbach, CC.

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

George Mnyaluza Pemba (also documented as Mnyala, Milwa), SA artist, is born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. He

After a UN Security Council vote to continue sanctions against Libya, Britain is accused of "a hidden hatred and an histor

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