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==Deaths== |
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* 14 March - Sir [[Robert N Kotzé]], a mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines dies in [[Cape Town]] at the age of 82 |
* 14 March - Sir [[Robert N Kotzé]], a mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines dies in [[Cape Town]] at the age of 82 |
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* 1 July - [[Totius]], Afrikaans poet, dies in [[Pretoria]] at the age of 76 |
* 1 July - [[Totius (poet)|Totius]], Afrikaans poet, dies in [[Pretoria]] at the age of 76 |
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Events
May
- 9 May - The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton
July
- 29 July - Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations
September
- Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London
November
- 22 November - The South Africa national football team loses to the Portugal national football team 1-3 at the National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal in a friendly match
December
- 18 - 20 December - The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Queenstown
Births
- 13 January - Derek Hanekom, activist and politician, is born in Cape Town
- 30 January - Paul Emile Rossouw, athlete, is born in Springs
Deaths
- 14 March - Sir Robert N Kotzé, a mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines dies in Cape Town at the age of 82
- 1 July - Totius, Afrikaans poet, dies in Pretoria at the age of 76