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Commandant Andreas Theodorus Spies, founder of the short-lived Klip River Republic and Utrecht Republic, dies.

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Christiaan Frederik Louis Leipoldt, SA poet, dramatist, journalist and physician, is born in Worcester, Western Cape.

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British run Tripolitania and Cyrenaica join with French administered Fezzan to form the newly independent Libya.

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Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in

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Archaeologists of Egypt and the US discover a fleet of ships 500 years old near the Nile.

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Ten people are killed in two attacks on homes of IFP supporting Lushaba and Cele families.

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Jan F.E. Cilliers (70), SA poet of “Die Vlakte” and other poems, dies in Harrismith, OFS.

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South Africa joins the Non-Aligned Movement and signs an agreement establishing diplomatic relations with Iceland.

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Dr. Walter Rubusana (African) and Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman (Coloured) are elected to the Cape Provincial Council.

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Jan Stephanus de Villiers, organist and first South African composer of importance, is born in Paarl.

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Sir Henry B. Loch opens the railway line between the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State.

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The United States declines to recognise the Republic of Rhodesia and closes its consulate in Salisbury.

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The home game between Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, and Zambia ends in a tie with 1-1.

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Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

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Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

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United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.

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Durant Sihlali, SA artist, is born in Germiston. He exhibited in South Africa and Western Europe.

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President Mandela visits Mali for two days. South Africa and Mali agree to establish diplomatic relations.

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SA signs agreement with the government of Mozambique regarding cooperation and mutual assistance in combating crime.

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Sir Henry B. Loch opens the railway line between the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State.

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The National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) and the National Education Crisis Committee are banned.

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SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

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Fleeing fighting, 30 000 refugees from Rwanda and Burundi leave their refugee camp in eastern Zaire.

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Louis Henri Meurant, editor, publisher, magistrate and Cape member of Parliament, is born in the Cape.

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Gen. J.C. Smuts and Gen. Louis Botha establish “Het Volk” (The People), an Afrikaner political organisation.

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The SA central government officially recognises the military administration of Transkei under General Holomisa and Transkei’s s

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Anna Cloete (82), veteran actress and wife of James Norval, famous in SA acting circles, dies.

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Mr Mlungiseleli Venkile and Mr Zwelinjani Tshandu, ANC members, are shot while asleep by unknown gunmen.

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Algeria’s president proposes new national constitution, dropping references to socialism and opening the door to a multiparty s

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Sir Herbert Baker (83), architect of the Union Buildings and Groote Schuur Hospital, dies in London.

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Commandant Andreas Theodorus Spies, founder of the short-lived Klip River Republic and Utrecht Republic, dies.

Christiaan Frederik Louis Leipoldt, SA poet, dramatist, journalist and physician, is born in Worcester, Western Cape.

British run Tripolitania and Cyrenaica join with French administered Fezzan to form the newly independent Libya.

Drunken British soldiers desecrate and destroy the “Taalmonument” in Burgersdorp, erected to commemorate legislation passed in

Archaeologists of Egypt and the US discover a fleet of ships 500 years old near the Nile.

Ten people are killed in two attacks on homes of IFP supporting Lushaba and Cele families.

Jan F.E. Cilliers (70), SA poet of “Die Vlakte” and other poems, dies in Harrismith, OFS.

South Africa joins the Non-Aligned Movement and signs an agreement establishing diplomatic relations with Iceland.

Dr. Walter Rubusana (African) and Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman (Coloured) are elected to the Cape Provincial Council.

Jan Stephanus de Villiers, organist and first South African composer of importance, is born in Paarl.

Sir Henry B. Loch opens the railway line between the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State.

The United States declines to recognise the Republic of Rhodesia and closes its consulate in Salisbury.

The home game between Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, and Zambia ends in a tie with 1-1.

Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.

Durant Sihlali, SA artist, is born in Germiston. He exhibited in South Africa and Western Europe.

President Mandela visits Mali for two days. South Africa and Mali agree to establish diplomatic relations.

SA signs agreement with the government of Mozambique regarding cooperation and mutual assistance in combating crime.

Sir Henry B. Loch opens the railway line between the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State.

The National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) and the National Education Crisis Committee are banned.

SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

Fleeing fighting, 30 000 refugees from Rwanda and Burundi leave their refugee camp in eastern Zaire.

Louis Henri Meurant, editor, publisher, magistrate and Cape member of Parliament, is born in the Cape.

Gen. J.C. Smuts and Gen. Louis Botha establish “Het Volk” (The People), an Afrikaner political organisation.

The SA central government officially recognises the military administration of Transkei under General Holomisa and Transkei’s s

Anna Cloete (82), veteran actress and wife of James Norval, famous in SA acting circles, dies.

Mr Mlungiseleli Venkile and Mr Zwelinjani Tshandu, ANC members, are shot while asleep by unknown gunmen.

Algeria’s president proposes new national constitution, dropping references to socialism and opening the door to a multiparty s

Sir Herbert Baker (83), architect of the Union Buildings and Groote Schuur Hospital, dies in London.