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The Defence Amendment Act comes into force, under which every young White male will be liable for military service.

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Fred Vusi Khumalo, journalist and assistant editor of the Sunday paper Rapport, is born in Chesterville Township, Durban.

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The SA rugby team wins the third test against the British Lions 8-3 in Newlands, Cape Town.

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The SA rugby team wins the second test against New Zealand 8-3 in Wellington.

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Passive Resister reports that over 300 Passive Resisters were serving sentences ranging from twenty days to six months.

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WW 2 Italy invades British Somaliland and occupies some towns in Sudan and Kenya. General Godwin-Austin and his small garrison

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Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe KaDinuzulu, fourth son of Solomon KaDinuzulu and Paramount Chief of the Zulus for twenty years,

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The Klementie Beweging (Clemency Movement) organises a march of 4,000 Afrikaner women to the Union Buildings to hand a petition

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Work is stopped at the Kimberley mine after forty-three years when it becomes uneconomical to operate at a depth of 1 083 m.

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WWI: Germany invades Belgium and when London’s ultimatum to Berlin to withdraw expires at midnight, Britain declares war on G

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French fleet bombards Casablanca, northwest Morocco, following anti-foreign outbreaks.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke, burning every building, leaving

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The Queen mother Elizabeth is born.

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Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Elands River (Brakfontein), near present-day Swartruggens, that lasted several days, starts

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Dr Willem Johannes Leyds, the ZAR special diplomatic representative in Europe, warns his government not to expect any assistanc

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Arnoldus Pannevis (46), champion for Afrikaans language rights and educationist, is born in Paarl, Cape.

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Newton Adams, first physician in Natal, is born in Bloomfield, USA.

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The Grosvenor of the English East India Company runs aground in bad weather near the mouth of the Umzimvubu River. Althou

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Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.

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A Portuguese attempt at an invasion against the Moors of Morocco is thwarted at the Battle of Alcazar-el-Kebir. King Sebastian

Dimensions Of The Struggle Against Apartheid: A Tribute to Paul Robeson

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Flooding in the Southern Cape causes severe damage to roads and homes.

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The Military Council for Justice and Democracy&nbsp;overthrows President Taya of Mauritania in a coup, while he is in Saudi Ara

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General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.

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Swaziland’s King Mswati III has summoned his 1 million subjects to a gathering at Ludzidzi on August 10, at which he is expecte

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Helen Bland, wife of SA golfer John Bland, dies.

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Relations between SA and the USA becomes strained by SA’s announcement that it is going to normalise full diplomatic ties with

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The SA rugby team beats Australia 25-19 in Bloemfontein.

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Following the National Party (NP)’s first federal congress since its withdrawal from the Government of National Unity, its poli

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Delegates from some 100 nations agree at the United Nations on a global treaty to prevent over-fishing on the high seas.

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The Defence Amendment Act comes into force, under which every young White male will be liable for military service.

Fred Vusi Khumalo, journalist and assistant editor of the Sunday paper Rapport, is born in Chesterville Township, Durban.

The SA rugby team wins the third test against the British Lions 8-3 in Newlands, Cape Town.

The SA rugby team wins the second test against New Zealand 8-3 in Wellington.

Passive Resister reports that over 300 Passive Resisters were serving sentences ranging from twenty days to six months.

WW 2 Italy invades British Somaliland and occupies some towns in Sudan and Kenya. General Godwin-Austin and his small garrison

Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe KaDinuzulu, fourth son of Solomon KaDinuzulu and Paramount Chief of the Zulus for twenty years,

The Klementie Beweging (Clemency Movement) organises a march of 4,000 Afrikaner women to the Union Buildings to hand a petition

Work is stopped at the Kimberley mine after forty-three years when it becomes uneconomical to operate at a depth of 1 083 m.

WWI: Germany invades Belgium and when London’s ultimatum to Berlin to withdraw expires at midnight, Britain declares war on G

French fleet bombards Casablanca, northwest Morocco, following anti-foreign outbreaks.

Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke, burning every building, leaving

The Queen mother Elizabeth is born.

Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Elands River (Brakfontein), near present-day Swartruggens, that lasted several days, starts

Dr Willem Johannes Leyds, the ZAR special diplomatic representative in Europe, warns his government not to expect any assistanc

Arnoldus Pannevis (46), champion for Afrikaans language rights and educationist, is born in Paarl, Cape.

Newton Adams, first physician in Natal, is born in Bloomfield, USA.

The Grosvenor of the English East India Company runs aground in bad weather near the mouth of the Umzimvubu River. Althou

Cornelis de Houtman reaches the bay of São Bras (now Mossel Bay), the first contact of the Dutch with the South African coast.

A Portuguese attempt at an invasion against the Moors of Morocco is thwarted at the Battle of Alcazar-el-Kebir. King Sebastian

Dimensions Of The Struggle Against Apartheid: A Tribute to Paul Robeson

Flooding in the Southern Cape causes severe damage to roads and homes.

The Military Council for Justice and Democracy&amp;nbsp;overthrows President Taya of Mauritania in a coup, while he is in Saudi Ara

General Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria’s army, resigns for health reasons.

Swaziland’s King Mswati III has summoned his 1 million subjects to a gathering at Ludzidzi on August 10, at which he is expecte

Helen Bland, wife of SA golfer John Bland, dies.

Relations between SA and the USA becomes strained by SA’s announcement that it is going to normalise full diplomatic ties with

The SA rugby team beats Australia 25-19 in Bloemfontein.

Following the National Party (NP)’s first federal congress since its withdrawal from the Government of National Unity, its poli

Delegates from some 100 nations agree at the United Nations on a global treaty to prevent over-fishing on the high seas.

The Military Council for Justice and Democracy overthrows President Taya of Mauritania in a coup, while he is in Saudi Ara