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EventThomas Thornton becomes the first passenger on an aeroplane in South Africa
… On 19 March 1910, Thomas Thornton became the first person to fly …
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
… player ever to represent South Africa. He was only 19 when he played in 1999 at the 2000 Olympic qualifiers. He …
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
… On 19 April 1963, African National Congress (ANC) leader Walter …
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The World The Workers Made
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic So far, this feature has described how the…
Indian Community
… a pervasive feature in Indian life in Durban during the 1930’s and 1940’s. Diseases like T.B and bronchial asthma … language was an important concern for…
PlaceRailway Station, Main Road, Wynberg
… line from Salt River Junction to Wynberg, which opened on 19 December 1864. In 1876 the company was taken over by the …
PlaceBergvliet Farmstead, Bergvliet
This farm complex consists of a Cape Dutch house built in 1769, and a ring wall and outbuildings which were erected towards the mid-19th Century. The land…
EventThe World Health Organisation confirms that Ebola virus killed thirteen villagers in Gabon.
… village in Gabon during the month of February 1996. On 19 February 1996, the World Health Organisation confirmed …
EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
… A chronology of key events ,(2013), from BBC News, 19 December,[online],Available at www.bbc.com [Accessed: 24 …
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo Ya Toivo. The party was …
EventThe Chinese Community in South Africa is granted ‘White’ status
… On 19 August 1970, the Chinese community, officially classed …
EventA teachers training college in South Africa opened in Wellington
… stone for the building, Murray Hall, was laid on 19 November 1874. This building also served as a hostel for …
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… Chinua Achebe (1930-) is a prominent Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Bibliography
From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education Bonner, Philip. African Urbanisation on…
ArticleSita’s story
… could not think of a better one. To Manilal and Sushila, 19 May 1929 I have learnt from Nanabhai that you did not like … On my part I shall certainly search…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… African perspective the sensation of these Games was the 19 year old Natalian Reg Walker. He was the number two South … Russel won the bronze medal. Marjorie…
PlaceBoshof House, Boshof Avenue, Newlands
The building was erected on a portion of the historic Boshof Farm, owned by Alexander van Breda. Its construction dates from the early 19th century, and it was…
EventPharmaceutical companies drop a lawsuit against South Africa ending an international battle over patent rights and profit
… highest rates of HIV and AIDS among its population. On 19 April 2001, these companies dropped their legal challenges …
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
From the 16th century right up to the 19th, slaves from Ethiopia were sold across the world. However, the slave trade within Ethiopia was very much different…
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
The property was granted to Matthys Coeymans in 1669 and its homestead was subsequently erected in a Cape Dutch style. During the 19th century a number of…
Article2016 in Review
In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… but the police reported to the Secretary of Justice on 19 June 1973 that Dr Monty Naicker had told local newspapers … the police reported to the Secretary of…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
Scanned in copy of the last page of the Treaty of Vereeniging, click to enlarge and view other pages Industrialization and British imperialism in South Africa…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
The area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, originally known as Transoranje, with its abundance of permanent water sources, was the hunting grounds of the San…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… after the shooting of CPSA member, Johannes Nkosi , in 1930, during the Anti Pass demonstrations at Cartwright’s …
PlaceDie Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef is one of South Africa’s most well known artists. He was born in Pretoria in 1886 and moved to Holland at the time of the Boer War…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… On 19 February 1962, the first part of the South African Press …
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… (UN) trusteeship and Zanzibar gained its independence on 19 December 1963. Geographically, the country is located on …
EventCharles Taylor wins presidential election
Liberian rebel leader Charles Taylor ascended to presidential power in a peaceful election following a seven-year civil war, launched from neighbouring Cote d…
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
… socialism, non-racialism and internationalism. On 19 September 1983, Dadoo died while in exile in London. … , No. 78 [online], Available at www.sacp.org.za …