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E-0091341event Sir George Grey, governor of the Cape Colony from 1854-1861, with the exception of a few months when he was recalled, dies in L23 Aug 2012–
E-0091340event Sir George Grey, governor of the Cape Colony from 1854-1861, with the exception of a few months when he was recalled, dies in L23 Aug 2012✓
E-0091328event Hendrik Swellengrebel, the only Cape governor to be born at the Cape, is born in Cape Town.  Swellendam is named after him and23 Aug 2012✓
E-0091312event A DC-10 airliner, belonging to French airline UTA, is blown up over Niger, killing 170 people, in an attack blamed on Libyan se23 Aug 2012–
E-0091311event A DC-10 airliner, belonging to French airline UTA, is blown up over Niger, killing 170 people, in an attack blamed on Libyan se23 Aug 2012✓
E-0091258event South African house prices have been growing at the second fastest pace in the world over the last few years, according to The23 Aug 2012–
E-0090151event It is announced that the referendum will be held on 2 November 1983, with the Whites being asked whether they are in favour of10 Aug 2012✓
E-0090136event Talks between Egypt and Israel in an attempt to end disputes over the Gaza Strip fail. The talks were doomed after Israeli forc10 Aug 2012✓
E-0089964event An Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upholds a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal, who had been con10 Aug 2012✓
E-0089754event The Springboks beat the All Blacks in the Vodacom Tri-Nations match 40-26 at a packed Ellis Park, perhaps inspired by the atten10 Aug 2012✓
E-0089680event The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and his wife) arrive in Durban for a quick royal visit to N10 Aug 2012✓
E-0090944event The UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions against Libya that had been in place for eleven years as a response to the 198814 Aug 2012✓
E-0090849event Dr. Verwoerd is buried in Hero’s Acre, Pretoria. A crowd of some 250,000 people watches the mile-long cortege on its three-mile14 Aug 2012✓
E-0092828event The Springbok rugby team beats England 44-21 on the Stade de France, Paris, in the World Cup quarter-final match, with Jannie d28 Aug 2012✓
E-0092789event The corner stone of the St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Somerset Road, Cape Town, is laid by the acting governor of the Cape28 Aug 2012✓
E-0084054event The name of Lord Charles Somerset, governor of the Cape, is linked to Dr James Barry (who performed the first caesarean in the25 May 2012✓
E-0083977event The incidence of new HIV infections appears to have stabilised for the first time in the 25-year history of Aids, according to25 May 2012✓
E-0083910event Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea. The date is given as 24 May in another source.25 May 2012✓
E-0082053event James Earl Ray, who confessed to assassinating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 and later insisted he was framed, dies at23 Apr 2012✓
E-0081994event Mr Nelson Mandela visits his family home at Qunu, 30km from Umtata and addresses a rally of 50 000 people in Umtata, sharing a23 Apr 2012✓
E-0081894event As voting starts in Algeria, at least eight people are killed and twenty kidnapped. There are fears that this may slow down the13 Apr 2012✓
E-0081821event The corner stone of the ‘Nieuwe Kerk’ of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town is laid. The church has been demolished since.13 Apr 2012✓
E-0081763event A White farmer, Davis Stevens, is shot dead in Zimbabwe by squatters occupying his land. He is the first White farmer to be kil13 Apr 2012✓
E-0083430event Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea. The date is given as 29 May in another source a18 May 2012✓
E-0083403event Heads of thirty or thirty-two African states sign the Charter of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa on Afri18 May 2012✓
E-0083377event Metrorail says more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train14 May 2012–
E-0083376event Metrorail says more than 400 commuters have been arrested in Pretoria as part of an operation to bring order back to the train14 May 2012–
E-0083252event Archaeologists discover the largest tomb ever in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. It is believed to be the resting place for the14 May 2012–
E-0083202event Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv. Arab Legion of Trans-Jordan invades Pa11 May 2012✓
E-0083193event The Fingo (Mfengu) leaders gather at Peddie in the presence of the Rev. John Ayliff to take the ‘Fingo Oath’, namely: To obey G11 May 2012✓

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