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Prof. Johannes Cornelis van Rooy, chairman of the FAK 1941-1951, is born in Steynsburg, Karoo.

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The Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK), institutes its medal of honour for services to the people.

Document on the Van Wyk De Vries Commission of Enquiry into Universities compiled by Charles Nupen

Mandela: Man, Legend And Symbol Of Resistance by Alan Cowell (The New York Times), September 5, 1985

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Daniël Petrus van den Heever (65), Cape parliamentarian and champion for Afrikaans, dies in Venterstad, CP.

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Carolus Johannes (Karel) Trichardt (Trechardt), son of Voortrekker leader Louis Trichardt and explorer of Mozambique, Zanzibar

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The Dutch Reformed church in Bosman Street, designed by Klaas van Rijsse and Weijers, is consecrated.

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The ‘Volkskongres’ (People’s Congress) of the ‘Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge’ (FAK) meets to deliberate on a race

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The ‘Volkskongres’ (People’s Congress) of the ‘Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge’ (FAK) meets to deliberate on a race

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W. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, Pan-Africanist activist and founder of the NAACP, dies in Accra, Ghana.

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Gen. Daniël (Dan) Pienaar, known for his fighting technique during WW2, is born near Ladybrand, OFS.

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Boeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.

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C.P. Hoogenhout (78), founder member of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (GRA), dies in Wellington, CP.

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The new organ in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town, a gift from Jan Hoets, is inaugurated.

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The Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK), institutes its medal of honour for services to the people.

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Willem van der Berg, novelist and head of the Afrikaans programmes of the SAUK (SABC), dies.

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President Sam Nujoma and his governing party are declared winners of Namibia’s first post-independence election.

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Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Britain says the regime is illegal.

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Military rule is re-imposed in Nigeria when General Sani Abacha ousts civilian leader Ernest Shonekan.

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Suzette van der Merwe, former Miss South Africa, marries Owen Goss in Mulders Drift, near Krugersdorp.

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The Pan-Africanist Congress rejects the government’s invitation to negotiations. Newly elected PAC president, Clarence Makwetu,

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Mathys Michiel (Thys) van Lille, radio broadcaster at the Afrikaans radio station since 1935, is born.

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Jan Stephanus de Villiers, organist and first South African composer of importance, is born in Paarl.

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Gerard Jacob Theodoor Beelaerts van Blokland (54), co-founder of the Nederlandsch Zuid-Afrikaansche Vereeniging, dies.

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Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

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Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

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C.M. van den Heever (Christiaan Maurits), Afrikaans novelist, is born in the concentration camp at Norvalspont.

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SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

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Daantjie van den Heever (67), former captain of the Northern Transvaal rugby team, dies in Pretoria.

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Quintus van Rooyen (62), authority on rugby who wrote for Beeld, dies of cancer in Pretoria.

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Prof. Johannes Cornelis van Rooy, chairman of the FAK 1941-1951, is born in Steynsburg, Karoo.

The Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK), institutes its medal of honour for services to the people.

Document on the Van Wyk De Vries Commission of Enquiry into Universities compiled by Charles Nupen

Mandela: Man, Legend And Symbol Of Resistance by Alan Cowell (The New York Times), September 5, 1985

Daniël Petrus van den Heever (65), Cape parliamentarian and champion for Afrikaans, dies in Venterstad, CP.

Carolus Johannes (Karel) Trichardt (Trechardt), son of Voortrekker leader Louis Trichardt and explorer of Mozambique, Zanzibar

The Dutch Reformed church in Bosman Street, designed by Klaas van Rijsse and Weijers, is consecrated.

The ‘Volkskongres’ (People’s Congress) of the ‘Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge’ (FAK) meets to deliberate on a race

The ‘Volkskongres’ (People’s Congress) of the ‘Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge’ (FAK) meets to deliberate on a race

W. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, Pan-Africanist activist and founder of the NAACP, dies in Accra, Ghana.

Gen. Daniël (Dan) Pienaar, known for his fighting technique during WW2, is born near Ladybrand, OFS.

Boeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.

C.P. Hoogenhout (78), founder member of the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (GRA), dies in Wellington, CP.

The new organ in the Groote Kerk in Cape Town, a gift from Jan Hoets, is inaugurated.

The Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge (FAK), institutes its medal of honour for services to the people.

Willem van der Berg, novelist and head of the Afrikaans programmes of the SAUK (SABC), dies.

President Sam Nujoma and his governing party are declared winners of Namibia’s first post-independence election.

Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Britain says the regime is illegal.

Military rule is re-imposed in Nigeria when General Sani Abacha ousts civilian leader Ernest Shonekan.

Suzette van der Merwe, former Miss South Africa, marries Owen Goss in Mulders Drift, near Krugersdorp.

The Pan-Africanist Congress rejects the government’s invitation to negotiations. Newly elected PAC president, Clarence Makwetu,

Mathys Michiel (Thys) van Lille, radio broadcaster at the Afrikaans radio station since 1935, is born.

Jan Stephanus de Villiers, organist and first South African composer of importance, is born in Paarl.

Gerard Jacob Theodoor Beelaerts van Blokland (54), co-founder of the Nederlandsch Zuid-Afrikaansche Vereeniging, dies.

Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

Private talks (21-22 May) are held between John Vorster and Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.

C.M. van den Heever (Christiaan Maurits), Afrikaans novelist, is born in the concentration camp at Norvalspont.

SAA inaugurates the first direct weekly flight between Johannesburg and New York, via Rio de Janeiro.

Daantjie van den Heever (67), former captain of the Northern Transvaal rugby team, dies in Pretoria.

Quintus van Rooyen (62), authority on rugby who wrote for Beeld, dies of cancer in Pretoria.