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The Director of Education in the Transvaal, Dr John Adamson, opens the Potchefstroom Teachers’ College with 131 students.

… The Director of Education in the Transvaal, Dr John Adamson, opens the Potchefstroom …

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Anglo-Boer War 2: General Kemp, in charge of the Lemmer, Du Toit, Liebenberg, Celliers, and Potgieter commandos (approximately

… Anglo-Boer War 2: General Kemp, in charge of the Lemmer, Du Toit, Liebenberg, Celliers, and …

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Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.

… Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies. …

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Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and former ANC MP, is born in Durban.

… South African Revenue Service and former ANC MP, is born in Durban. …

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C. Louis Leipoldt (66), SA author, poet, physician and connoisseur of the SA culinary art, dies in Cape Town.

… physician and connoisseur of the SA culinary art, dies in Cape Town. …

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J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town.

… Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town. …

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Peace negotiations commence in Pretoria between delegations of the Boer Republics and General Lord Kitchener

… Anglo-Boer War 2: Peace negotiations commence in Pretoria between delegations of the Boer Republics and …

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Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.

… Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria. …

This day in history

Anglo-Boer War 2: General Kemp, in charge of the Lemmer, Du Toit, Liebenberg, Celliers, and Potgieter commandos (approximately

… Anglo-Boer War 2: General Kemp, in charge of the Lemmer, Du Toit, Liebenberg, Celliers, and …

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The home match between Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Mauritius, ends in a tie with no goals scored.

… between Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Mauritius, ends in a tie with no goals scored. …

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Leaders of the Neo-Destour (New Constitutional) Party, the Tunisian nationalist movement, are arrested after riots in Tunis.

… Tunisian nationalist movement, are arrested after riots in Tunis. …

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Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

… Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). …

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Hester Elizabeth Cornelius, national organiser and branch secretary of the Garment Workers’ Union, is born in Lichtenburg, Tran

… branch secretary of the Garment Workers’ Union, is born in Lichtenburg, Tran …

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Josephine Ethel (Josie) Wood, teacher and founder of the South African Library for the Blind, dies in Grahamstown.

… founder of the South African Library for the Blind, dies in Grahamstown. …

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UN troops defending an airfield in Katanga province, Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), are attacked by ‘mobs’.

… UN troops defending an airfield in Katanga province, Congo (now Democratic Republic of …

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A summit meeting of nine southern African countries in Lusaka decide to form the Southern African Development Coordination Conf

… A summit meeting of nine southern African countries in Lusaka decide to form the Southern African Development …

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The Union Weather Service is established in Pretoria under the department of irrigation. C.M. Stewart becomes chief meteorologi

… The Union Weather Service is established in Pretoria under the department of irrigation. C.M. Stewart …

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Naboth Monyadioe Moreleba Mokgatle, trade unionist, political activist and writer, is born in Saron, Phokeng, Rustenburg. He le

… trade unionist, political activist and writer, is born in Saron, Phokeng, Rustenburg. He le …

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A pickup truck rigged with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and

… with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and …

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The Director of Education in the Transvaal, Dr John Adamson, opens the Potchefstroom Teachers’ College with 131 students.

… The Director of Education in the Transvaal, Dr John Adamson, opens the Potchefstroom …

This day in history

The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.

… his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land. …

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The Sierra Leone rebel leader Foday Sankoh is held by British forces as involvement in civil war increases.

… Foday Sankoh is held by British forces as involvement in civil war increases. …

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Minister of National Health and Population Development Rina Venter announces the abolishment of racial segregation in state hos

… Venter announces the abolishment of racial segregation in state hos …

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Marthinus Lourens de Villiers (91), composer of ‘Die Stem’ (The Call of South Africa), dies in Wellington, Cape.

… composer of ‘Die Stem’ (The Call of South Africa), dies in Wellington, Cape. …

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Abraham J. Kotzé, missionary in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), dies of pneumonia shortly before his return to SA.

… Abraham J. Kotzé, missionary in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), dies of pneumonia shortly …

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The International Court of Justice at The Hague rejects the government’s application that a plebiscite be organised in Namibia

… government’s application that a plebiscite be organised in Namibia …

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Prof. Johannes du Plessis Scholtz, linguist, author and historian, is born in the Hottentots-Holland district, Cape Colony.

… Plessis Scholtz, linguist, author and historian, is born in the Hottentots-Holland district, Cape Colony. …

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Ninety-one people are arrested in Egypt as part of a purge of opposition to President Anwar el-Sadat

… Ninety-one people are arrested in Egypt as part of a purge of opposition to President Anwar …

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With Patrice Lumumba (Congolese nationalist) still under arrest, fighting has broken out between rival Congolese tribes in the

… fighting has broken out between rival Congolese tribes in the …

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French nationalists in Algeria rebel: 40,000 French settlers have demonstrated against a proposal by Pierre Pfimlin, the French

… French nationalists in Algeria rebel: 40,000 French settlers have demonstrated …

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The Director of Education in the Transvaal, Dr John Adamson, opens the Potchefstroom Teachers’ College with 131 students.

Anglo-Boer War 2: General Kemp, in charge of the Lemmer, Du Toit, Liebenberg, Celliers, and Potgieter commandos (approximately

Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country and founder member of the Liberal Party in 1953, dies.

Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and former ANC MP, is born in Durban.

C. Louis Leipoldt (66), SA author, poet, physician and connoisseur of the SA culinary art, dies in Cape Town.

J.H. Conradie, Administrator of the Cape Province, lays the corner stone of Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Peace negotiations commence in Pretoria between delegations of the Boer Republics and General Lord Kitchener

Shepstone proclaims Transvaal a British colony despite Boer protests and hoists the Union Jack on Church Square in Pretoria.

Anglo-Boer War 2: General Kemp, in charge of the Lemmer, Du Toit, Liebenberg, Celliers, and Potgieter commandos (approximately

The home match between Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, and Mauritius, ends in a tie with no goals scored.

Leaders of the Neo-Destour (New Constitutional) Party, the Tunisian nationalist movement, are arrested after riots in Tunis.

Empire-builder Cecil John Rhodes is buried at the World’s View in the Matopo Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

Hester Elizabeth Cornelius, national organiser and branch secretary of the Garment Workers’ Union, is born in Lichtenburg, Tran

Josephine Ethel (Josie) Wood, teacher and founder of the South African Library for the Blind, dies in Grahamstown.

UN troops defending an airfield in Katanga province, Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo), are attacked by ‘mobs’.

A summit meeting of nine southern African countries in Lusaka decide to form the Southern African Development Coordination Conf

The Union Weather Service is established in Pretoria under the department of irrigation. C.M. Stewart becomes chief meteorologi

Naboth Monyadioe Moreleba Mokgatle, trade unionist, political activist and writer, is born in Saron, Phokeng, Rustenburg. He le

A pickup truck rigged with explosives rips through a crowded vegetable market in Tripoli, Libya, killing fifty-four people and

The Director of Education in the Transvaal, Dr John Adamson, opens the Potchefstroom Teachers’ College with 131 students.

The Sultan of Egypt and his son Ashraf take Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land.

The Sierra Leone rebel leader Foday Sankoh is held by British forces as involvement in civil war increases.

Minister of National Health and Population Development Rina Venter announces the abolishment of racial segregation in state hos

Marthinus Lourens de Villiers (91), composer of ‘Die Stem’ (The Call of South Africa), dies in Wellington, Cape.

Abraham J. Kotzé, missionary in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), dies of pneumonia shortly before his return to SA.

The International Court of Justice at The Hague rejects the government’s application that a plebiscite be organised in Namibia

Prof. Johannes du Plessis Scholtz, linguist, author and historian, is born in the Hottentots-Holland district, Cape Colony.

Ninety-one people are arrested in Egypt as part of a purge of opposition to President Anwar el-Sadat

With Patrice Lumumba (Congolese nationalist) still under arrest, fighting has broken out between rival Congolese tribes in the

French nationalists in Algeria rebel: 40,000 French settlers have demonstrated against a proposal by Pierre Pfimlin, the French