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Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands from 1890 and throughout World Wars I (WWI) and II (WWII), abdicates in favour of her daug

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The Berlin Airlift, which delivers 2m tons of food and fuel to West Berliners while circumventing a Soviet blockade, and in whi

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Following unrest and rioting in the townships, the Minister of Law and Order prohibits all meetings of more than two persons, d

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Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa and leader of the National Party from 1966 to 1978 and State Preside

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Lady Mary Bailey, daughter of Derrick Warner William Westenra and later wife of Sir Abe Bailey, Rand magnate and politician, di

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John August Ion Agar-Hamilton, historian and Anglican priest of Scottish descent, is born in Cairo, Egypt and arrived with his

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Eight Army officers are paraded by President Samora Machel at a mass rally in Maputo and are accused of treason and complicity

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Ivory Coast’s two western rebel groups, the Movement for Justice and Peace and the Ivorian Popular Movement of the Greater West

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The Six Day War between Israel and its neighbouring countries Egypt, Jordan and Syria breaks out with Israel launching air stri

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James Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry who strove to improve the image and operation of th

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Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004 and former ministe

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The Battle of Blaauwberg takes place, and part of the defending force capitulates two days later. Cape Governor Janssens and th

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The UN negotiates a ceasefire between Israel and the defeated Egypt, Syria and Jordan, ending the Six-Day War, with Israel occu

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Archduke Frans Ferdinand, Austrian heir to the throne, and his wife are shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo. This lead

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Pierre Jacy Fourie, boxer and winner of the middle and light-heavyweight SA titles, is born in Malvern, Johannesburg. He was

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A peace summit (23-24 June) brokered by the clergy and business and attended by all major political parties, but boycotted by

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Armed hostel inmates shoot and hack their way through the Black township of Boipatong, leaving forty-six people dead and scores

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Generals Piet Joubert and Louis Botha cross the Tugela River and head down the railway line to Pietermaritzbu

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Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Xhosa poet and prose writer, and a member of the Xhosa Bible revision board, is born in Gqumahashe

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President Mandela extends both the cut-off date for amnesty applications and the deadline for applications to the Truth and Rec

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In Abuja, Nigeria, Sudan and Darfur rebels sign accords on Tuesday to end hostilities and guarantee aid groups’ access to 1.6 m

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In a cabinet reshuffle, Louis le Grange, Minister of Law and Order, is replaced by Adriaan Vlok, Deputy Minister of Defence and

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Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro

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Rev Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of South Africa since 1975 and SA minister of sport and recrea

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Bertie Reed (63), for many years a Springbok and international sailing legend and one of the most-popular skippers in single-ha

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William Ewart Gladstone (W.E.G.) Louw, SA poet and literator and younger brother of N.P. van Wyk Louw, is born in Sutherland.

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Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, community and social worker and founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape

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Protests by thousands of farmers around the country against land reform legislation and loss of tax rebates, and against the go

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Iran breaks off diplomatic, political, economic and military ties with South Africa, and will no longer supply oil to this coun

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Todd Tozama Matshikiza, SA musician, composer and writer, dies in Lusaka, Zambia. He composed the music and wrote some of the l