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Alfred (Gogga) Brown, SA amateur palaeontologist and archaeologist, is born in Girencester, England. 

… SA amateur palaeontologist and archaeologist, is born in Girencester, England.  …
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Shirley Temple Black, American child actress who became ambassador in Ghana, is born.

… Temple Black, American child actress who became ambassador in Ghana, is born. …
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Johannes Stephanus (Jan) Marais, founder of Trust Bank, is born in Fraserburg, OFS.

… Stephanus (Jan) Marais, founder of Trust Bank, is born in Fraserburg, OFS. …
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Daniël Francois Malherbe (87), SA novelist, poet, dramatist and scholar, dies in Bloemfontein.

… (87), SA novelist, poet, dramatist and scholar, dies in Bloemfontein. …
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Jacobus Johannes (Koos) Den Houting, SA sculptor, is born in Alicedale, Cape Province.

… Jacobus Johannes (Koos) Den Houting, SA sculptor, is born in Alicedale, Cape Province. …
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Angolan Government agrees to begin peace talks with rebel group Unita in Portugal.

… agrees to begin peace talks with rebel group Unita in Portugal. …
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Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, loses 0-2 against Congo in an away game.

… Bafana Bafana, the SA soccer team, loses 0-2 against Congo in an away game. …
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Dr Robert Broom (84), archaeologist and discoverer of ‘Mrs Ples’, dies in Pretoria. 

… (84), archaeologist and discoverer of ‘Mrs Ples’, dies in Pretoria.  …
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A commission to monitor human rights abuses in Algeria is set up by France.

… A commission to monitor human rights abuses in Algeria is set up by France. …
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William Henry Brann, SA cricket player (1922-1923), is born in Port Elizabeth.

… William Henry Brann, SA cricket player (1922-1923), is born in Port Elizabeth. …
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Shirley Temple Black, American child actress who became ambassador in Ghana, is born.

… Temple Black, American child actress who became ambassador in Ghana, is born. …
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Johannes Stephanus (Jan) Marais, founder of Trust Bank, is born in Fraserburg, OFS.

… Stephanus (Jan) Marais, founder of Trust Bank, is born in Fraserburg, OFS. …
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Johannes Willem Viljoen, SA scout and hunter, is born in Uitenhage, Cape Colony.

… Johannes Willem Viljoen, SA scout and hunter, is born in Uitenhage, Cape Colony. …
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The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London takes place.

… The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London takes place. …
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Henry William Alexander Cooper (Samuel Zwaartman) (52), SA author, dies in Lisbon, Portugal.

… Alexander Cooper (Samuel Zwaartman) (52), SA author, dies in Lisbon, Portugal. …
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Frederick William Fitzsimons (80), Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum, dies in Grahamstown.

… (80), Director of the Port Elizabeth Museum, dies in Grahamstown. …
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World Water Day, instituted in 1992. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004.)

… World Water Day, instituted in 1992. (GIED: Celebrating 10 years of Freedom, 2004.) …
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Gerard Sekoto (80), SA artist who left SA for Paris in 1947, dies.

… Gerard Sekoto (80), SA artist who left SA for Paris in 1947, dies. …
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Stuart Cloete (78), author of Rags of Glory and Wheels, dies in Johannesburg.

… Cloete (78), author of Rags of Glory and Wheels, dies in Johannesburg. …
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Edward, Prince of Wales, arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa.

… Edward, Prince of Wales, arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa. …
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The Rev. John Brownlee, founder of King William’s Town, is born in Scotland.

… John Brownlee, founder of King William’s Town, is born in Scotland. …
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Andrew Mehrtens, fly half of the All Blacks, is born in South Africa.

… Andrew Mehrtens, fly half of the All Blacks, is born in South Africa. …
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A campaign to reduce governmental corruption, and to oust those identified, starts in Egypt.

… corruption, and to oust those identified, starts in Egypt. …
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Ebrahim Rasool is elected as chairman of the ANC in the Western Cape.

… Ebrahim Rasool is elected as chairman of the ANC in the Western Cape. …
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Gunmen driving through the area and firing randomly kill nineteen residents in Sebokeng.

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … the area and firing randomly kill nineteen residents in Sebokeng. …
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Uganda becomes first non-communist nation to formally denounce US involvement in Vietnam.

… non-communist nation to formally denounce US involvement in Vietnam. …
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Moroccan troops are in open revolt against French rule (initiated on 30 March).

… Moroccan troops are in open revolt against French rule (initiated on 30 March). …
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Prof. Otto Reinecke, fruit grower and horticulturist, is born in Middelburg, Eastern Transvaal.

… Otto Reinecke, fruit grower and horticulturist, is born in Middelburg, Eastern Transvaal. …
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Saudi Arabia announces it will give one billion dollars in aid to Africa.

… Saudi Arabia announces it will give one billion dollars in aid to Africa. …
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The first Cape to Rio yacht race gets under way in Table Bay. 

… The first Cape to Rio yacht race gets under way in Table Bay.  …
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