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F.W. de Klerk, later president of SA, marries his first wife, Marike Willemse.
… F.W. de Klerk, later president of SA, marries his first wife, Marike Willemse. …
Members of his own Presidential Guard gun down Niger’s president, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara.
… Members of his own Presidential Guard gun down Niger’s president, …
The governments of SA and Mozambique sign an agreement on natural gas trade.
… The governments of SA and Mozambique sign an agreement on natural gas trade. …
Dr Robert Broom (84), archaeologist and discoverer of ‘Mrs Ples’, dies in Pretoria.
… Dr Robert Broom (84), archaeologist and discoverer of ‘Mrs Ples’, dies in Pretoria. …
India and South Africa make a series of important agreements around a ‘strategic partnership’ pact.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … India and South Africa make a series of important…
Lady Selborne is declared a White area and the removal of Blacks is accelerated.
… Lady Selborne is declared a White area and the removal of Blacks is accelerated. …
Marthinus Theunis Steyn, former president of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein.
… Marthinus Theunis Steyn, former president of the Orange Free State, dies in Bloemfontein. …
Felix Houphouet-Boigny is elected as president of newly independent Côte d’Ivoire.
… Felix Houphouet-Boigny is elected as president of newly independent Côte d’Ivoire. …
Arthur Chaskalson, former SA president of the Constitutional Court, is born in Johannesburg.
… Arthur Chaskalson, former SA president of the Constitutional Court, is born in Johannesburg. …
The Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) and the Republic of Lydenburg unite in Rustenburg.
… The Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) and the Republic of Lydenburg unite in Rustenburg. …
Anne Paton, widow of Alan Paton, announces her decision to move to England.
… Anne Paton, widow of Alan Paton, announces her decision to move to England. …
SA signs protocol with India on the establishment of consular and diplomatic relations.
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … SA signs protocol with India on the establishment…
President Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea requests UN aid against invading Portuguese troops.
… President Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea requests UN aid against invading Portuguese troops. …
The Rev. Willem Postma’s Afrikaans translation of the Bible book Titus is published.
… The Rev. Willem Postma’s Afrikaans translation of the Bible book Titus is published. …
François le Vaillant (71), explorer of the SA interior, dies in Cézanne, France.
… François le Vaillant (71), explorer of the SA interior, dies in Cézanne, France. …
President Modibo Keita of Mali is deposed by the army in a bloodless coup.
… President Modibo Keita of Mali is deposed by the army in a bloodless coup. …
Friedrich von Lindequist, new governor of German South West Africa, arrives in Lüderitzbucht.
… Friedrich von Lindequist, new governor of German South West Africa, arrives in Lüderitzbucht. …
Gold is discovered in former Rhodesia, 320 km south of Salisbury (now Harare).
… Gold is discovered in former Rhodesia, 320 km south of Salisbury (now Harare). …
Sir Frederick Napier Broome, colonial secretary of Natal, is born in Montreal, Canada.
… Sir Frederick Napier Broome, colonial secretary of Natal, is born in Montreal, Canada. …
WWII: The Union of SA, Australia and the US declare war on Japan.
… WWII: The Union of SA, Australia and the US declare war on Japan. …
Wilhelmina Louisa Ida (Minna) Freund, actress and teacher of elocution, dies in Bloemfontein.
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … Wilhelmina Louisa Ida (Minna) Freund, actress and teacher of…
The Battle of Platberg is fought during the Orange Free Sate-Basotho War.
… The Battle of Platberg is fought during the Orange Free Sate-Basotho War. …
The government extends the Erasmus Commission’s terms of reference to 30 May 1979.
… The government extends the Erasmus Commission’s terms of reference to 30 May 1979. …
WWII: Badoglio government in Italy strips sovereign title from the Emperor of Ethiopia.
… in Italy strips sovereign title from the Emperor of Ethiopia. …
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is appointed as chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu is appointed as chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. …
Sir Patrick Duncan, lieutenant-governor of the Cape, is born in Fortrie, Aberdeenshire.
… Sir Patrick Duncan, lieutenant-governor of the Cape, is born in Fortrie, Aberdeenshire. …
The Rev. Pieter G. Meiring, editor of Die Kerkbode, is born in Goudini, CC.
… The Rev. Pieter G. Meiring, editor of Die Kerkbode, is born in Goudini, CC. …
Christoffel (Stoffel) van der Merwe, former South African minister of Education, is born.
… (Stoffel) van der Merwe, former South African minister of Education, is born. …
Andries Hendrik Potgieter (59), Voortrekker leader and founder of Potchefstroom, dies at Schoemansdal.
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 179 | … Hendrik Potgieter (59), Voortrekker…
Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East London.
… Hendrik Goosen, captain of the fishing boat Nerine, catches a coelacanth near East …