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Korean War (1950-1953). South African No 2 Squadron, known as Cheetah Squadron, comprising of fifty officers and 157 other rank

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The decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the Ndebele War, Rhodesia. The Ngubi, Mbezu and Nsukamini regiments fou

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The National Assembly passes legislation providing for abortion on demand within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy and for te

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SA signs an agreement with the USA regarding co-operation in the development, building, installation and operation of an integr

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Dr Fabian Defu Ribeiro and his wife Florence Barbara are gunned down in their courtyard. Policemen A.J.M. Joubert, P.J. Verster

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Representatives of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa), the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu), and the Con

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A leader of the South West African People’s Union and former prisoner on Robben Island, Mr Immanuel Shifidi, is killed during v

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Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Cyprian Bhepezulu, and twelve Kraals occupied by his followers, are attacked by hostile Blacks fo

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The Joint Committee of the First and Sixth Committees of the General Assembly adopts a French-Mexican proposal, supported by In

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, war correspondent during Anglo-Boer War 2 and later premier of Britain, is born in Oxfor

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Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.

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Schalk Burger, flank forward AJ Venter, centre Gcobani Bobo and uncapped winger, Jongikhaya Nokwe are released to play for the

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Four White South Africans are killed and seventeen injured when armed APLA guerrillas storm into a golf club in King William’

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An argument between a man and his stepson about today’s rugby Test in which the Springboks beat Scotland, ends tragically when

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A consensus is reached following the fall-out between leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the co

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Frans Lion Cachet (64), pastor in several parts of SA and various denominations, dies in Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands.

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Cyril Ramaphosa, a lawyer and general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, is arrested in Lebowa, on charge of organ

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Philip Alan Moore, politician, soldier, educator and financier who emigrated to SA in 1913, dies in Johannesburg. He was the ‘f

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Forty-five mercenaries from South Africa under Colonel Mike Hoare land in Seychelles, attack the airport and cause heavy damage

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Mercenary coup in Comoros gives up power after twenty-one days. The mercenary leader and ex-presidential bodyguard, Bob Denard,

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Balancing bundles of food and clothing on their heads, Rwandan refugees who previously refused to return home begin re-entering

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The United Nations Security Council reaffirms the mandatory arms embargo, and, for the first time requests that all states refr

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A Zeerust family, Dr François Barnard, his wife and two sons are killed when their Piper Saratoga crashes during a storm near

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Three anti-apartheid activists still in the British Consulate in Durban leave the building. A. Gumede and one other are immedia

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The interim state Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, created on 1 June 1979, returns to colonial status and becomes the colony of Zimbabwe-Rhod

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Dr Sydney Arnold Skaife, founder member of the Cape Nature Conservation Association and author under the name of Hendrik Brand,

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A press release states that during this year losses totalling over R20 million were incurred through collisions, wrecks and sin

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The first of the ‘Bantustans’ comes into existence when the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, De Wet Nel, opens

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Lt.-Col. James Stevenson-Hamilton (Skukuza) (90), British soldier and one of the most famous nature conservationists in SA hist

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Matodzi Liphosa, community worker and director of several companies is born in Sibasa, Venda (now Limpopo). He was guest speake

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Korean War (1950-1953). South African No 2 Squadron, known as Cheetah Squadron, comprising of fifty officers and 157 other rank

The decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the Ndebele War, Rhodesia. The Ngubi, Mbezu and Nsukamini regiments fou

The National Assembly passes legislation providing for abortion on demand within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy and for te

SA signs an agreement with the USA regarding co-operation in the development, building, installation and operation of an integr

Dr Fabian Defu Ribeiro and his wife Florence Barbara are gunned down in their courtyard. Policemen A.J.M. Joubert, P.J. Verster

Representatives of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (Fedusa), the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu), and the Con

A leader of the South West African People’s Union and former prisoner on Robben Island, Mr Immanuel Shifidi, is killed during v

Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Cyprian Bhepezulu, and twelve Kraals occupied by his followers, are attacked by hostile Blacks fo

The Joint Committee of the First and Sixth Committees of the General Assembly adopts a French-Mexican proposal, supported by In

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, war correspondent during Anglo-Boer War 2 and later premier of Britain, is born in Oxfor

Dr Robert Broom, SA archaeologist and discoverer of the “Mrs Ples” skull at the Sterkfontein Caves, is born in Scotland.

Schalk Burger, flank forward AJ Venter, centre Gcobani Bobo and uncapped winger, Jongikhaya Nokwe are released to play for the

Four White South Africans are killed and seventeen injured when armed APLA guerrillas storm into a golf club in King William’

An argument between a man and his stepson about today’s rugby Test in which the Springboks beat Scotland, ends tragically when

A consensus is reached following the fall-out between leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the co

Frans Lion Cachet (64), pastor in several parts of SA and various denominations, dies in Bergen-op-Zoom, the Netherlands.

Cyril Ramaphosa, a lawyer and general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers, is arrested in Lebowa, on charge of organ

Philip Alan Moore, politician, soldier, educator and financier who emigrated to SA in 1913, dies in Johannesburg. He was the ‘f

Forty-five mercenaries from South Africa under Colonel Mike Hoare land in Seychelles, attack the airport and cause heavy damage

Mercenary coup in Comoros gives up power after twenty-one days. The mercenary leader and ex-presidential bodyguard, Bob Denard,

Balancing bundles of food and clothing on their heads, Rwandan refugees who previously refused to return home begin re-entering

The United Nations Security Council reaffirms the mandatory arms embargo, and, for the first time requests that all states refr

A Zeerust family, Dr François Barnard, his wife and two sons are killed when their Piper Saratoga crashes during a storm near

Three anti-apartheid activists still in the British Consulate in Durban leave the building. A. Gumede and one other are immedia

The interim state Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, created on 1 June 1979, returns to colonial status and becomes the colony of Zimbabwe-Rhod

Dr Sydney Arnold Skaife, founder member of the Cape Nature Conservation Association and author under the name of Hendrik Brand,

A press release states that during this year losses totalling over R20 million were incurred through collisions, wrecks and sin

The first of the ‘Bantustans’ comes into existence when the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, De Wet Nel, opens

Lt.-Col. James Stevenson-Hamilton (Skukuza) (90), British soldier and one of the most famous nature conservationists in SA hist

Matodzi Liphosa, community worker and director of several companies is born in Sibasa, Venda (now Limpopo). He was guest speake