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The UN consents to a US-backed invasion of North Korea. A squadron of the SA Air Force formed part of the United Nations forces

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Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader seeks Italy’s help in fighting the Br

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Basil D’Oliviera, English cricket player who was denied entry into SA because he was a Coloured, is born in Cape Town.

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The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand is celebrated. The University College, Johannesburg, attained full univ

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Dr Etienne Rousseau, founder of Federale Volksbeleggings in SA, is born.

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Dr Anthony Edward (Anton) Rupert, industrial chemist and SA business entrepreneur and magnate, is born in Graaff-Reinet.

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Randjieslaagte on the Rand is proclaimed as public gold diggings.

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Hermann B&ouml;hle, SA electro-technical engineer and first professor in electro-technics at the South African College in Cape

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Gustav Preller, champion of Afrikaans, educationist and writer, is born in Pretoria.

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Sarel Arnoldus Celliers (70), Voortrekker leader, dies near Lindley, OFS.

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In Southwest Africa, the Rhenish Missionary Church constitutes itself as the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronjé, politician and military leader in the ZAR and general during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born in

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National Day of Lesotho.

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South African Pieter de Waal has been appointed as head of the sales and marketing division for BMW Motorrad worldwide – the

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At least ten people are killed and thirty injured eleven seriously in a bus accident at Botha’s Hill north of Durban.

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T.V. (Tom) Bulpin (81), SA author of travel books and photographer, dies in Cape Town.

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The SA rugby team wins its first match in the World Cup tournament against Scotland in Edinburgh 46-29.

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The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the home game, the first qualifying game for the African Nations Cup later in Zimbabwe,

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) launches a National Bureau for Missing Persons to render supportive service to investig

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SA signs agreements with the government of the US on missile-related export/import restrictions and with the UN Development Pro

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At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal

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It is announced that South African writer Nadine Gordimer is to receive the Nobel Prize for literature.

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The European Community issues a communiqué expressing concern at &quot;the continued detention of political prisoners in

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General Magnus Malan acknowledges that South Africa has troops in Angola.

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Hans Jürgen Aschenborn, librarian, director of the State Library and receiver of the Sailis Award for Bibliography in 1985, di

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The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as

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The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as

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The results of four Parliamentary by-elections show a decided swing to the Herstigte Nasionale Party and low percentage polls.

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The results of four Parliamentary by-elections show a decided swing to the Herstigte Nasionale Party and low percentage polls.

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At the end of a ten-day inquest, L.A. Coetzee, Deputy Chief Magistrate of Port Elizabeth, rules that no one is to blame for the

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The UN consents to a US-backed invasion of North Korea. A squadron of the SA Air Force formed part of the United Nations forces

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader seeks Italy’s help in fighting the Br

Basil D’Oliviera, English cricket player who was denied entry into SA because he was a Coloured, is born in Cape Town.

The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand is celebrated. The University College, Johannesburg, attained full univ

Dr Etienne Rousseau, founder of Federale Volksbeleggings in SA, is born.

Dr Anthony Edward (Anton) Rupert, industrial chemist and SA business entrepreneur and magnate, is born in Graaff-Reinet.

Randjieslaagte on the Rand is proclaimed as public gold diggings.

Hermann B&amp;ouml;hle, SA electro-technical engineer and first professor in electro-technics at the South African College in Cape

Gustav Preller, champion of Afrikaans, educationist and writer, is born in Pretoria.

Sarel Arnoldus Celliers (70), Voortrekker leader, dies near Lindley, OFS.

In Southwest Africa, the Rhenish Missionary Church constitutes itself as the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Pieter Arnoldus (Piet) Cronjé, politician and military leader in the ZAR and general during Anglo-Boer War 2, is born in

National Day of Lesotho.

South African Pieter de Waal has been appointed as head of the sales and marketing division for BMW Motorrad worldwide – the

At least ten people are killed and thirty injured eleven seriously in a bus accident at Botha’s Hill north of Durban.

T.V. (Tom) Bulpin (81), SA author of travel books and photographer, dies in Cape Town.

The SA rugby team wins its first match in the World Cup tournament against Scotland in Edinburgh 46-29.

The Bafana Bafana, SA soccer team, wins the home game, the first qualifying game for the African Nations Cup later in Zimbabwe,

The South African Police Service (SAPS) launches a National Bureau for Missing Persons to render supportive service to investig

SA signs agreements with the government of the US on missile-related export/import restrictions and with the UN Development Pro

At least twelve US army soldiers are killed in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, in a fifteen-hour battle with supporters of Somal

It is announced that South African writer Nadine Gordimer is to receive the Nobel Prize for literature.

The European Community issues a communiqué expressing concern at &amp;quot;the continued detention of political prisoners in

General Magnus Malan acknowledges that South Africa has troops in Angola.

Hans Jürgen Aschenborn, librarian, director of the State Library and receiver of the Sailis Award for Bibliography in 1985, di

The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as

The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as

The results of four Parliamentary by-elections show a decided swing to the Herstigte Nasionale Party and low percentage polls.

The results of four Parliamentary by-elections show a decided swing to the Herstigte Nasionale Party and low percentage polls.

At the end of a ten-day inquest, L.A. Coetzee, Deputy Chief Magistrate of Port Elizabeth, rules that no one is to blame for the

Hermann Böhle, SA electro-technical engineer and first professor in electro-technics at the South African College in Cape

The European Community issues a communiqué expressing concern at "the continued detention of political prisoners in