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The Allied Forces land on the beach of Normandy in the largest sea and air operation in the military history of the world.

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Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The annexation of the Orange Free State is announced by Lord Roberts, and back-dated to coincide with the Que

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William John Cormack Brebner, senator of the Union of South Africa and life-long chairman of the Afrikaner Party, is born in Bu

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The Rev. Hendrik Willem Ballot (47), parson in Tulbach, dies and is buried in front of the pulpit of the Dutch Reformed Church.

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Death of Herman Albrecht, a South African soldier who fought on the side of the British during the S.A. War and who received th

Non-racialism, non-collaboration and Communism in South Africa: The contribution of Yusuf Dadoo during his exile years (1960-1983) by Allison Drew

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Barney Barnato (44) dies when he jumps overboard the Scot near Madeira. He was on his way from Cape Town to Southampton and

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The Council of Policy resolves to settle Sheik Yusuf, brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape and came

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The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of

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Mandla Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Soweto, Johannesburg. He studied at the Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and from 1984 to 1987

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SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp

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Commuters angry about train delays cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germ

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The government of Ghana imposes a total ban on the export of all produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest ag

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Four cops are shot dead and two are wounded in a hostage gunfight, while members of the elite Task Force kill eight thugs befor

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At 11 am forty-seven (Passive) Resisters appear in court. Dr G.M. Naicker, Dr Goonam and M.D. Naidoo are sentenced under the Ri

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Alleged date the Suppression of Communism Act, No 44 of 1950 is passed in parliament. 26 June is given in several sources, and

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The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d

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During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

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During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

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Dr Stephanus Johannes du Toit, teacher, chief inspector of schools in the OFS and author, is born in the district of Boshof, OF

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Sierra Leone’s military leader, Johnny Paul Koroma, is sworn in as head of state and pledge to restore peace to the war-weary W

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The Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and the looming forced removals. Some sources claim that the riots began on

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Mzi Khumalo, since 2000 non-executive chair of Mawenzi Resources Ltd and Board member of Mintek, is born in Durban. He was dire

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The first Union Parliament of SA opens, with James Molteno as speaker and F.W. Reitz as president of the Senate. The first Un

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The National Library of South Africa Act, 1998 (Act 92 of 1998), comes into effect and creates the National Library of South Af

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The British land a major force on l’Ile de France and capture the island from the French. They revert to the name Mauritius.

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At the end of the Soekmekaar and Silverton trial in Pretoria, three young Black men are found guilty of high treason, as well a

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Three SA farmers from the Eastern Cape, who have crossed the border to Lesotho to search for stolen cattle, are shot and killed

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The first group of 120 exiles returning to South Africa under the agreement reached in August by UNHCR and the South African au

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The Allied Forces land on the beach of Normandy in the largest sea and air operation in the military history of the world.

Alfred Beit, friend of Cecil John Rhodes, co-founder of the De Beers Mining Company and co-founder of Southern Rhodesia, is bor

Anglo-Boer War 2: The annexation of the Orange Free State is announced by Lord Roberts, and back-dated to coincide with the Que

William John Cormack Brebner, senator of the Union of South Africa and life-long chairman of the Afrikaner Party, is born in Bu

The Rev. Hendrik Willem Ballot (47), parson in Tulbach, dies and is buried in front of the pulpit of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Death of Herman Albrecht, a South African soldier who fought on the side of the British during the S.A. War and who received th

Non-racialism, non-collaboration and Communism in South Africa: The contribution of Yusuf Dadoo during his exile years (1960-1983) by Allison Drew

Barney Barnato (44) dies when he jumps overboard the Scot near Madeira. He was on his way from Cape Town to Southampton and

The Council of Policy resolves to settle Sheik Yusuf, brother of the sultan of Macassar, who was banished to the Cape and came

The Red Sea port of Assab, Ethiopia, and the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, 400 miles away, are linked with the re-opening of

Mandla Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Soweto, Johannesburg. He studied at the Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and from 1984 to 1987

SA quits the UN General Assembly and its committees for the rest of the 10th session after the Assembly adopts a resolution exp

Commuters angry about train delays cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germ

The government of Ghana imposes a total ban on the export of all produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest ag

Four cops are shot dead and two are wounded in a hostage gunfight, while members of the elite Task Force kill eight thugs befor

At 11 am forty-seven (Passive) Resisters appear in court. Dr G.M. Naicker, Dr Goonam and M.D. Naidoo are sentenced under the Ri

Alleged date the Suppression of Communism Act, No 44 of 1950 is passed in parliament. 26 June is given in several sources, and

The SA cricket team wins the second test against England on Lords with 10 wickets and leads 1-0 in the series after the first d

During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

During the period 16-21 June, 128 pupils and residents are killed by police in uprisings against the use of Afrikaans as a medi

Dr Stephanus Johannes du Toit, teacher, chief inspector of schools in the OFS and author, is born in the district of Boshof, OF

Sierra Leone’s military leader, Johnny Paul Koroma, is sworn in as head of state and pledge to restore peace to the war-weary W

The Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and the looming forced removals. Some sources claim that the riots began on

Mzi Khumalo, since 2000 non-executive chair of Mawenzi Resources Ltd and Board member of Mintek, is born in Durban. He was dire

The first Union Parliament of SA opens, with James Molteno as speaker and F.W. Reitz as president of the Senate. The first Un

The National Library of South Africa Act, 1998 (Act 92 of 1998), comes into effect and creates the National Library of South Af

The British land a major force on l’Ile de France and capture the island from the French. They revert to the name Mauritius.

At the end of the Soekmekaar and Silverton trial in Pretoria, three young Black men are found guilty of high treason, as well a

Three SA farmers from the Eastern Cape, who have crossed the border to Lesotho to search for stolen cattle, are shot and killed

The first group of 120 exiles returning to South Africa under the agreement reached in August by UNHCR and the South African au