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2009 Helen Suzman, dies in Johannesburg, South Africa, at 91
2007 Ian Smith, dies in Capetown, South Africa, at 88 2005 South Africa is the 5th country to recognize same-sex marriages 2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 2004 Gibson Kente, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa, dies 2003 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents) 2001 Dr. Christiaan Barnard, surgeon, ", performed the first heart transplant, South Africa 1967, ", dies at 78 1997 South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp 1996 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator of Cent Africa Rep (1967-79), dies at 75 1996 South Africa's Constitutional Assembly adopts permanent post-apartheid constitution 1996 South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah 1996 Gary Kirsten scores 188* for South Africa vs. UAE at Rawalpindi 1995 Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 ds 1995 Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket vs. South Africa, a record 1995 Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeat Zimbabwe 1995 In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident 1994 Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black mayor of Middelburg South Africa 1994 South Africa reclaims its seat in U.N. 1994 6 white racists sentenced to death in South Africa 1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's 1st black president 1994 Nelson Mandela and his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa 1994 1st multi-racial election in South Africa ends [3 days] 1994 1st multi-racial election in South Africa begins [3 days] Dr. Nomaza Paintin is 1st black South African to vote 1994 Agatha Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (first female prime minister in Africa), assassinated, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down, killing him and the president of Burundi 1994 Zulu-king Goodwill Zwelithini founds realm in South Africa 1994 South Africa Goldstone committee reveals existence of secret police 1994 ANC chief Nelson Mandela rejects demand by white right-wingers for separate homeland in South Africa 1994 Largest milkshake (1,955 gallons of chocolate-Nelspruit South Africa) 1994 Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup 1994 South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs 1993 Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution 1993 Nelson Mandela and South Africa President F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize 1993 U.N. lifts remaining economic sanctions against South Africa 1993 Day of Peace in South Africa 1993 Amy Biehl, U.S. activist in South Africa, murdered at 26 1993 Denis Tomlinson, South Africa cricket leg-spinner, dies 1993 Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South Africa, kills 50 1993 South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections 1993 Andries Treurnicht, founder South Africa Conservative Party, dies at 72 1993 Sam Ntombani, ANC-secretary in Soweto South Africa, shot to death 1993 South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl 1992 Inkhata-blood bath in Boipatong South Africa 1992 Slaughtering by Inkhata-followers at Boipatong, South Africa, kills 42 1992 Start of South Africa's 1st Test Cricket since 1970 (v WI Bridgetown) 1992 England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final 1992 Paul Simon opens a tour in South Africa 1991 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day vs. India 1991 South Africa readmitted to Olympics 1991 South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws 1991 Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa 1991 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa 1991 Soccer stadium riot in Orkney South Africa, at least 40 die 1990 President De Klerk of South Africa meets with Mandela to talk of end of apartheid 1990 Commuter train at Johannesburg South Africa attacked, 36 die 1990 South Africa Communist Party begins 1st legal conference 1990 South Africa worker's union leader Billy Nair arrested 1990 Muntu Myeza, South Africa anti-apartheid activist, dies in auto at 39 1990 South Africa President F W de Klerk lifts 4 year of state of emergency 1990 Former president PW Botha quit South Africa's ruling National Party 1990 South Africa and African National Congress open talks to end apartheid 1990 Namibia becomes independent of South Africa, Sam Nujoma becomes president 1990 50 killed at Inkatha-UDF battle in Natal, South Africa 1990 Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, freed in South Africa 1990 South Africa President de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be free Feb 11th 1990 South Africa's President FW de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela and legalizes ANC and 60 other political orgs 1990 South Africa says its reconsidering ban on African National Congress 1989 Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa," premieres in New York City 1989 South Africa President FW de Klerk announces scrapping of Separate Amenities Act 1989 South Africa President FW de Klerk frees Sisulu and 4 other political prisoners 1989 FW De Klerk sworn in as president of South Africa 1989 Desmond Tutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa 1989 Frederik de Klerk becomes president of South Africa 1989 President Pieter W Botha of South Africa, resigns 1989 Nelson Mandela receives a BA from University of South Africa 1989 FW de Klerk replaces Botha as South Africa's National Party leader 1988 South Africa signs accord granting independence to South West Africa 1988 South Africa anti-apartheid leader Sisulu wins $100,000 Human Rights prize 1988 Bomb attack on office of South Africa Council of Churches 1988 Angola, Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty 1988 South Africa declares cease-fire in Angola 1988 Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson 1987 South Africa ANC-leader Govan Mbeki freed 1987 South Africa frees Dutch anthropologist/Anc'er Klaas de Young 1987 South Africa longest mine strike in history ends 1986 South Africa censors press 1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa 1986 IBM re-forms in South Africa 1986 Tupolev-134 crashes in Southern Africa 1986 Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed 1986 1 day general strike in South Africa 1986 U.S. and West Europeans veto heavier sanctions against South Africa 1986 Anti-apartheid activist Helene Pastoors sentenced to 10 years in South Africa 1986 58th Academy Awards - "Out of Africa," William Hurt and G Page win 1986 South Africa emergency crisis in Brabant and Limburg ends 1985 South Africa's Cosatu union centre forms 1985 President Reagan orders sanctions against South Africa 1985 Anti-apartheid lawyer Bulelani Ngcuka marries in South Africa 1985 South Africa police arrested Dutch ANC'er Klaas de Jong 1985 Jack Robertson, South Africa cricket spinner (3 Tests vs. Australia 1935-36), dies 1985 1st remote location for "Nightline" (South Africa) 1985 Last edition of Brink Daily Mail/Sunday Express in South Africa 1985 South Africa will repeal sex and marriage laws against whites and non-whites 1985 Bloodbath at Langa (Uitenhage) South Africa, 19 killed 1985 South Africa President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence 1984 President Reagan vetoes sanctions against South Africa 1984 South Africa adopts constitution 1984 South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years 1984 South Africa and Mozambique sign non attack treaty 1984 Worker's union leader Billy Nair freed in South Africa 1983 South Africa worker's union leader Curnick Ndlovu freed after 19 years 1983 Lennox Brown, cricket leg spinner (3 wickets at 63 for South Africa), dies 1983 Supertanker Castillo de Bellvar crashes at South Africa 1982 Reverend A Treurnicht forms Conservative Party of South Africa 1981 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa 1981 South Africa anti apartheid advocate Bulelani Ngcuka arrested 1981 Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, South Africa 1980 Dutch 2nd Chamber joins oil boycott of South Africa 1980 U.N. Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela 1980 ANC sets fire to Sasol oil installations in South Africa 1980 Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa 1980 Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900m down (23 die) 1980 Mohammed Ali tours Africa as President Carter's envoy 1979 South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of South Africa) 1979 Doug Meintjes, South Africa cricket pace bowler (v England 1922-23), dies 1978 Pieter Botha succeeds Vorster as premier of South Africa 1978 Margaret Gardiner, of South Africa, crowned 27th Miss Universe 1978 South Africa military goes into Angola 1977 Donald Woods, a banned white editor flees South Africa 1977 South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence 1977 U.N. Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa 1977 U.S. recalls William Bowdler, ambassador to South Africa 1977 Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robbeneiland South Africa 1977 Bloody riots in Soweto South Africa 1977 Paul "Goggo" Adams, cricketer, lefty very unorthodox bowler for South Africa 1976 Winnie Mandela banished in South Africa 1976 U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa 1976 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa 1976 South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them 1976 Race riot in Cape Town, South Africa; 17 die 1976 Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa, Soweto Day 1976 Anti-apartheid advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza arrested in South Africa 1975 Battle between Cuba and South Africa troops in Angola 1975 Mbali Gasa, Miss South Africa Universe 1997 1974 South Africa suspended from United Nations General Assembly over racial policies 1974 63rd Davis Cup: South Africa beats India in (w/o) 1974 V V S Laxman, cricketer, Indian Test batsman vs. South Africa 1996- 1974 ? Rosenkowitz, Cape Town South Africa, 1st sextuplets to survive born to Sue 1974 Craig Wishart, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995 1973 Adam Bacher, cricketer, nephew of Ali South Africa Test batsman 1996- 1973 William CF Plomer, South Africa libretto writer (Curlew River), dies at 69 1973 Joanette Kruger, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, tennis star 1972 Marcos Ondruska, South Africa, tennis star 1972 Carol Anne Becker, Miss Universe-South Africa 1996 1972 Passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa) 1972 Sidney Pegler, cricket leg spinner (leading South Africa prior to WWI), dies 1972 Max Theiler, South Africa/U.S. microbiologist (vaccin-Nobel 1951), dies at 73 1972 Tswanaland becomes Bophuthatswana in South Africa 1971 Amanda Coetzer, born in Hoopstad, South Africa, tennis star, 1996 Australia semi 1971 Wayne Ferreira, Johannesburg South Africa, tennis star, Munich 1995 1971 International Court of Justice asks South Africa to pull out of Namibia 1971 South Africa national debt hits 5.45 billion 1971 Mariaan de Swardt, born in Johannesburg, South Africa tennis star, 1996 3rd round Australia 1971 George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v South Africa 1924), dies 1971 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa 1971 Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (South Africa in 2 Tests in 30's), dies 1971 Barbara Failey-Herbert, South Africa, golfer, 1989 winner SA Champ 1970 South Africa excluded from Olympic play 1970 Olaf Kolzig, born in Johannesbourg, South Africa, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals 1970 South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia 1970 Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs. Australia, Durban 1970 Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa vs. Australia, Cape Town 1969 Theodore Ernest Els, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Open 1968 Elna Reinach, Pretoria South Africa, tennis star 1968 Gram Parson refuses to play with the Byrds in South Africa 1968 South Africa Boeing 707 crashes at Windhoek, 122 killed 1968 Clare Wood, born in Zululand, South Africa, tennis star, 1986 Futures-Lisbon 1968 Dinky van Rensburg, South Africa, tennis star 1967 1st human heart transplant performed (Dr. Christian Barnard, South Africa) 1967 Ben Fouchee, born in Kuruman, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Africa Amateur 1967 Albert J Luthuli, president South Africa (ANC), dies 1967 Government bans submarines near South Africa 1966 Rosalyn Fairbank, South Africa, tennis player 1966 U.N. deprives South Africa of Namibia 1966 Elana Meyer, van Zyl, South Africa, runner, Olympics-silver-92 1966 Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as premier of South Africa 1966 S J "Tip" Snooke, South Africa cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies 1966 Zola Budd, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, track and field long distance runner, trained and raced barefoot, politically controversial figure, two-time Women's 5000 meters world record holder, two-time World Cross Country Championships winner 1966 Radio RSA, South Africa begins shortwave transmitting 1966 South Africa government bans Defense and Aid Fund 1966 Andrew Hudson, cricketer, South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992 1965 South Africa government says children of white fathers are white 1965 South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products 1965 South Africa worker's union leader Henry Fazzie sentenced to 10 years 1965 Mark Rushmere, cricketer, South Africa opening bat in comeback Test 1992 1965 Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling 1964 Gary Muller, South Africa, tennis star 1964 British Labour Party installs weapon embargo against South Africa 1964 3 cars of a commuter train derails in South Africa killing 81 1964 South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies 1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa 1964 R T Stanyforth, English cricket wicketkeeper (South Africa 1927-28), dies 1964 Ronnie McCann, Evander South Africa, Nike golfer, 1993 Hawkeye-37th 1963 Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK 1963 South Africa begins trial of Nelson Mandela and 8 others on conspiracy 1963 Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters 1963 South Africa worker's union leader Curnick Ndlovu arrested 1963 All Africa Conferences of Churches opens in Kampala Uganda 1963 Ashley Chinner, Cape Town South Africa, golfer, 1992 CGIA Canadian Tour 1962 U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa 1962 Christo van Rensburg, South Africa, tennis star 1962 Karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77 1962 Nelson Mandela arrested for incitement and illeagally leaving South Africa 1962 South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes 1962 Philip Jonas, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Payless-2nd 1962 Jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57 1961 South Africa vs. New Zealand, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock 1961 Former nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...) 1961 Union of South Africa becomes a republic, leaves Commonwealth 1961 South Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested 1961 U.N. General Assembly condemns South Africa's apartheid 1961 South Africa leaves British Commonwealth 1961 South Africa withdraws from British Commonwealth 1961 Roger Wessels, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, golfer, 1994 Canadian Masters 1960 Rosalyn Nideffer, Durban South Africa, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Midland MI 1960 Derek James, Durban South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Infiniti 1960 Country of Katanga forms in Africa 1960 Geoff Griffin takes a hat-trick South Africa vs. England Lord's 1960 South Africa police kills 11 Pondo's at Nqusa Hill 1960 Sharpeville Massacre: Police kill 72 in South Africa and outlaws ANC 1960 Keith Musa[kawukhathi] Zondi, South Africa head, Inkatha Youth Brigade 1960 Rock falls traps 437 at Coalbrook South Africa, 417 die of methane poisoning 1959 De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond 1959 David Laurence Frost, Cape Town South Africa, PGA golfer, 1988 Southern Open 1959 Progressive Party under John Steytler forms in South Africa 1959 Nicky Le Roux, born in South Africa, LPGA golfer, 1994 Atlanta Champ-15th 1959 Daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84 1958 Henry Verwoerd appointed Prime Minister of South Africa 1958 John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65 1958 Johan Kriek, born in South Africa, tennis player, U.S. Indoor 1982 1958 South Africa government disallows ANC 1958 Kevin Curren, South Africa, tennis star 1958 Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs. South Africa at Cape Town 1957 Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson vs. South Africa 1957 Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1957 Steve Porcaro, rock keyboards/vocalist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1957 South Africa government approves race separation in universities 1957 Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer, 1991 Byron Nelson Classic 1957 Alexander Cambridge, Governor-General (South Africa 1923-31/Canada 1940-5), dies at 82 1956 Nelson Mandela and 156 others arrested for political activities in South Africa 1956 Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star 1956 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/South Africa leader, United Democratic Front 1955 U.N. disapproves of South Africa's apartheid politics 1955 Freedom Charter signed in South Africa 1955 Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, vs. South Africa, Trent Bridge 1955 Mike Porcaro, rock bassist, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1955 Benny Alexander, secretary general, South Africa Pan-Africanist Movement 1955 Titus M Mafolo, South Africa journalist/ANC-leader 1954 John Strodom succeeds Malan as premier of South Africa 1954 Alice Krige, born in South Africa, actress, Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller 1954 Jeff Porcaro, born in Los Angeles, California, drummer and percussionist, Toto-Roxanne, Africa 1954 Francis B Young, British physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69 1954 Trevor Rabin, born in South Africa, musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of Yes, a progressive British rock band, film composer 1952 Nelson Mandela and 51 others infringe South Africa curfew 1952 Popo Simon Molefe, Secretary-General, South Africa UDF 1952 Great demonstrations against apartheid in South Africa 1952 Omar Henry, cricketer, 1st colored player for South Africa 1992 1951 Sally Little, Cape Town South Africa, LPGA golfer, 1982 Dinah Shore 1951 Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord 1951 Dennis Frederiksen, rocker, Toto-Roseanna, Africa 1951 Frank Chikane, Secretary-General of South Africa Council of Churches 1950 Dutch Prime Minister Malan recognizes South Africa but not China PR 1950 South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races 1950 Itumeleng J Mosala, South Africa president, Azanian People's Org 1949 Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, South Africa Kwazulu politician 1949 Anthony Akerman, South Africa, director 1949 Lukas D. Barnard, head of South Africa secret service, NIS 1949 South Africa begins implementing apartheid; no mixed marriages 1949 England beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes 1949 Black/Indian race rebellion in Durban, South Africa; 142 die 1948 South Africa elects a nationalist government with apartheid policy 1947 Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 1947 Stephanus S "Tian" van Merwe, leader, South Africa Democratic Party 1947 Roelof P Meyer, South Africa under minister of Law and Order etc 1947 Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt vs. South Africa 1947 Eric Molobi, born in South Africa, activist, ANC 1947 John Traicos, cricketer, in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93 1946 Tony Greig, South Africa, cricketer, English all-rounder 1972-77 1946 Leon Wessels, South Africa lawyer/underminister of Law and Order 1946 John Harrison, South Africa correspondent, BBC 1945 Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman, 4 Tests for South Africa 1945 West Africa 82nd division occupies Myohaung, Burma 1944 Renier S Schoeman, South Africa MP, NP, journalist 1944 M N Aubrey Mokoape, South Africa's Vice President, Azanian People Org 1944 Samuel J de Beer, South Africa vicar/underminister of Education 1944 Klaus Maria Brandauer, born in Austria, actor, Mephisto, Out of Africa 1944 Eugene Terre Blanche, South Africa leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging 1944 Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1943 John Shepherd, cricketer, WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa 1943 Premier Churchill and General Marshall fly from U.S. to North Africa 1943 German and Italian forces in Africa surrender 1943 Axis forces in North Africa surrender 1943 German troops in Tunisia North Africa surrender 1943 British and U.S. Army link up in Africa during WW II 1943 Withdrawing Africa Corps reaches Mareth-line in North-Africa 1943 8th Army sweeps through North Africa to Tunisia 1943 Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa 1942 North Africa: 5th German pantser army forms under Colonel General von Arnim 1942 John Du Preez, cricketer, South Africa leg-spin all-rounder vs. Australia 1966-67 1942 Von Bismarck, German major general, (Africa Corps), dies in battle 1942 Dwight D. Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa 1942 General B. Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in North Africa 1942 "Chris" Martin Thembisile Hani, Secretary-General, South Africa Communist Party 1942 Africa Corps occupy Egypt 1942 Rommel takes Tobruk in North Africa 1942 German troops conquer Tobruk, North Africa 1942 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast) 1942 German army defeated at El-Alamein North Africa 1942 British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie 1942 Adriaan van Dis, author/TV-host, Nathan Sid, In Africa 1941 German troops led by Rommel begin retreating in North Africa 1941 North Africa: allied assault up Italians Gazala-posing 1941 Marcus Garvey, U.S. black leader (Back to Africa Movement), dies at 52 1941 British generals O'Connor and Neame captured in North Africa 1941 British general Gambier-Parry caught in North Africa 1941 Germany begins a counter offensive in Africa 1941 German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya 1940 British troops 1st major offensive in No Africa (Libya) during WW II 1940 North Africa: British counter offensive under general O'Connor 1940 Manfred Mann, Michael Lubowitz, South Africa, rocker, Mighty Quinn 1940 British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa 1940 Simon Hobday, born in Mareking, South Africa, PGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Senior Open 1940 Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, chairman, South Africa Progressive Federal Party, 1979-86 1939 Christoffel "Stoffel" van de Merwe, South Africa minister of Education 1939 South Africa declares war on nazi-Germany 1939 Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada 1939 Smangaliso P Mkhatshwa, born in South Africa, Secretary-General, Bishops' Conference 1983-88 1939 Geoff Griffin, cricketer, South Africa quick, hat-trick and chuck vs. England 1960 1939 Michael Macaulay, cricketer, Tvl, W Prov, OFS, NE Tvl, E Prov and South Africa 1939 Hugh Masekela, born in Wilbank, South Africa, trumpeter, I Am Not Afraid 1939 England draw with South Africa at Durban on the 10th day 1939 Janet Suzman, South Africa, actress, Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run 1938 Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. South Africa 1938 Tom Goddard takes a cricket hat-trick for England vs. South Africa 1938 Wynne Bradburn, cricketer, father of Grant New Zealand batsman vs. South Africa 1964 1938 James Botten, cricketer, all-rounder in 1965 South Africa series vs. England 1938 Andreas J "Cat" Liebenberg, supreme commander, South Africa army 1937 Jacobus H "Koos" van de Merwe, South Africa attorney/CP parliament leader 1937 Grahame Chevalier, cricketer, one Test for South Africa 1970, 0 and 0*, 5-100 1936 David Pithey, cricketer, bro of Tony, South Africa all-rounder in 8 Tests 1936 M. A. "Kelly" Seymour, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 7 Tests 1963-70 1936 Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4d16h 1936 Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wkts in 5th Test vs. South Africa 1936 Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 vs. South Africa 1935 Omar Bongo, born in Lewai, French Equatorial Africa, now Bongoville, Gabon, El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, Albert-Bernard Bongo, statesman, Gabonese Democratic Party, President of Gabon at age 31 1935 Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs. South Africa, Durban 1935 H B "Jock" Cameron, South Africa cricket captain (v England 1935, age 30), dies 1935 Gary J. Player, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, PGA golfer, British Open 1959, 1968, 1974 1935 Paul Barton, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in early 1960's, century vs. South Africa 1935 Zakes Mokae, Johannesburg South Africa, actor, Comedians 1935 James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 Clive Halse, cricketer, South Africa fast bowler on 1963-64 Australia/New Zealand tour 1935 John J "Jannie" Geldenhuys, supreme commander South Africa army 1980- 1934 Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1966 Texas Open 1934 French Equatorial Africa constituted a single administrative unit 1934 Sydney Burke, cricketer, South Africa quick, 11 wkts on Test debut vs. New Zealand 1961 1932 Pieter G. Marais, South Africa minister of Education/Development aid 1932 Gibson Kente, born in South Africa, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa 1932 Henry Bromfield, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65 1932 Athol Fugard, born in Middleburg, South Africa, anti-apartheid writer, Blood Knot 1932 Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for South Africa), dies 1932 F. W. de Klerk, president South Africa, 1989-94 1932 Miriam Makeba, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, singer, Grammy 1965 1932 Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time 1932 South Africa all out for 36 in 1st innings vs. Australia (Ironmonger 5-6) 1932 J P "Pom-Pom" Felloes-Smith, cricketer, South Africa batsman vs. England 1960 1932 Grimmett takes 14 wickets vs. South Africa (7-116 and 7-83) 1932 Bradman makes 299* vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th 1932 Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa 1st innings at Adelaide Oval 1932 Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide 1932 Bradman scores 167 for Australia vs. South Africa at the MCG 1931 Bradman scores 112 Australia vs. South Africa at cricket SCG 1931 British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd 1931 Bradman scores 219 NSW vs. South Africa, 234 minutes, 15 fours 1931 Bradman scores 226, the 1st Test Cricket century at Gabba, vs. South Africa 1931 Bradman scores 135 NSW vs. South Africa, 128 minutes, 15 fours 1931 Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize 1982 1931 Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee, South Africa minister of Defense/Justice 1931 Alexander L "Alex" Boraine, South Africa vicar/MP 1930 Ian Leggat, cricketer, 1 Test vs. South Africa 1953-54 without distinction 1930 White woman win voting rights in South Africa 1930 Elijah Barayi, head of South Africa union centre, COSATU 1929 Billy Nair, South Africa union/SACP leader, 20 years in Robbeneiland Prison 1929 Nicolaas Theunissen, South Africa cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies 1929 Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of South Africa Communist Party 1929 Paul Winslow, cricketer, big-hitter for South Africa, 108 vs. England 1955 1929 Cuan McCarthy, cricketer, 36 Test wkts for South Africa, 1 career no-ball 1929 Ian Thomson, cricketer, England seam bowler vs. South Africa 1964-65 1927 Hedley Keith, cricketer, solid left-handed for South Africa in the 1950's 1927 Helenard J "Allan" Hendrickse, leader of South Africa Labour Party 1927 Eli van der Merwe Louw, South Africa minister of Transport/Manpower 1927 George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1927 Sid O'Linn, cricketer, soccer for South Africa 1947, cricket 1960 1926 Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa 1926 Gerrit A. Kooy, Dutch sociologist, Apartheid and work in South Africa 1926 Edgar Meuli, cricketer, opened New Zealand batting in Test vs. South Africa 1953 1925 Ruth Mompati, South Africa secretary of Nelson Mandela/W Sisulu 1925 Alistair Taylor, cricketer, one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956 1925 David Ironside, cricketer, South Africa swing bowler in 3 Tests vs. New Zealand 1953-54 1925 Ian Smith, cricket leg-spinner, South Africa 1947-58 avg 64.08 1925 Alex La Guma, Cape Town South Africa, novelist, A Walk in the Night 1924 Nigel Green, South Africa, actor, Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File 1924 Antonio Jacinto, Portuguese West Africa, Angolan poet 1924 England score 2-503 in day's play vs. South Africa at Lord's 1924 Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's 1924 South Africa all out 30 vs. England in 48 minutes, Gilligan 6-7 1924 Test Cricket debuts of Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate vs. South Africa 1924 Russell Endean, cricketer, 28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956 1924 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1924 Henry M Fazzie, South Africa Union/UDF-leader 1923 Nadine Gordimer, Springs South Africa, novelist 1923 Glynis Johns, Pretoria South Africa, actress, Mary Poppins 1923 Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1922 Christiaan Barnard, South Africa, surgeon, perform 1st heart transplant 1922 Thomas T Nkobi, South Africa ANC-leader, Alexandra-bus boycott 1957 1922 Corneille [Cornelis G of Beverloo], Dutch painter, Africa, Antilles 1922 State of siege proclaimed during mine strike Johannesburg, South Africa 1921 Amilcar Cabral, worked for independence of Portuguese Africa 1921 Ian Percival, born in England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Southport, served in World War II in North Africa and Burma, earned rank of Major 1921 Chuck Connors, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa 1921 Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, South Africa minister of Administration 1921 Andries Treurnicht, Dr. No, founder, South Africa Conservative Party 1920 South Africa receives League of Nations mandate over SW Africa 1920 Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City 1920 British East Africa renamed Kenya and becomes a British crown colony 1920 1st flight from London to South Africa lands (1 month) 1920 Percy Mansell, cricketer, leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for South Africa 1920 David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness 1920 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off 1919 General John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa 1919 Paris Peace Conference disposes of German colonies; German East Africa is assigned to Britain and France, German SW Africa to South Africa 1919 Hugh FitzRoy, born in Cape Town, South Africa, 11th Duke of Grafton, Deputy Lieutenant, KG, patrilineal descendant of King Charles II's third eldest illegitimate son 1919 Lindsay Tuckett, cricketer, son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49 1918 Martin Hanley, cricketer, took 1-88 with off-spin in Test for South Africa 1918 Nelson Mandela, born in Qunu, South Africa, political prisoner, ANC, President, 1994- 1917 Helen Suzman, born in South Africa, politician and anti-apartheid activist, served 36 years in parliament 1917 Jack Plimsoll, cricketer, South Africa lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947 1917 William Shalders, South Africa cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies 1916 Belgian troops conquer Tabora, German East Africa 1916 Claude Newberry, South Africa cricket All-rounder (v England 1913-14), dies 1916 A. P. W. Botha, Orange Free State, president of South Africa 1915 Balthazar Johannes Vorster, Prime Minister of South Africa, 1966-77 1915 Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68 1915 Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa 1915 Anti-British revolt in South Africa ends with arrest of General De Law 1915 Johannes J "Joop" Klant, Netherlands/South Africa economist, Madame Sans Gane 1914 Pro-German Boers begin opposition of British authority in South Africa 1914 South African troops land in German South West Africa 1914 Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer, James Bond 1914 Mahatma Gandhi's 1st arrest, campaigning for Indian rights in South Africa 1914 Dennis Dyer, cricketer, opened batting for South Africa vs. England 1947 1914 Archibald J Gumede, South Africa ANC member/chairman, UDF 1914 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host, What's My Line 1914 Wensley Pithey, Cape Town South Africa, actor, Winston Churchill-Ike 1913 Barnes takes 17 wickets vs South Africa (8-56 and 9-103) 1913 Mohandas K. Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa 1913 Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic) 1912 Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Australia vs. South Africa 1912 Arthur Beaumont C. Langton, cricketer, South Africa pace bowler of 1930's 1911 Norman Gordon, South Africa cricket pace bowler, against England 1938-39 1911 Geoff Chubb, cricketer, South Africa pace bowler vs. England 1951-52 aged 40 1911 Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Australia vs. South Africa Test 1911 A. W. "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests for South Africa 30's 1911 Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 1911 South Africa's 1st win over Australia, at Adelaide 1911 Trumper scored double cricket ton vs. South Africa, goes on to get 214 1910 Cyril Cusack, Durban Natal South Africa, actor, Day of the Jackal 1910 Lennox Brown, cricketer, South Africa leg-spinner on 1931-32 Australia/New Zealand tour 1910 Start of South Africa's 1st F-C game in Australia (vs. South Australia) It rained 1910 Boers and Afrikaners win 1st general elections in Union of South Africa 1910 Union of South Africa becomes a dominion 1910 Cape of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa 1910 Union of South Africa declares independence from U.K. 1909 English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill 1909 Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler, 5 Tests for South Africa 1935-39 1909 Ronnie Grieveson, South Africa cricket keeper/batsman, 2 Tests vs. England 1939 1909 Flooi Du Toit, cricket leg-spinner (Test for South Africa 1892), dies 1909 Gerald Bond, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1938, 0 and 0-16 1909 Louis Hayward, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, actor, Lone Wolf, Survivors 1906 Eric Dalton, cricketer, 2 centuries in 15 Tests for South Africa 1929-39 1906 A J "Sandy" Bell, South Africa cricket fast bowler, 16 Tests 1929-35 1906 South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England 1906 H Algernon F "Algy" Rumbold, English diplomat, South Africa/Tibet 1906 Benedict Vilakazi, South Africa, poet/educator, Zulu-English Dictionary 1906 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win 1905 Matumbi rebellion at Samanga German East Africa 1905 Hermann von Wissmann, German explorer/governor of E Africa, dies at 51 1905 Whites win right to vote in South Africa 1905 World's largest diamond, Cullinan - 3106 carets, found in South Africa 1904 German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children 1904 Jim Christy, righty cricket batter, Transvaal, Queensland and South Africa 1904 German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa 1904 S J Paul Kruger, general/president South Africa (1883-1904), dies at 78 1904 Battle at Oviumbo Africa: Herero's chase away German army 1904 Herero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising 1903 French Equatorial Africa separates into Gabon, Chad and Ubangi-Shari 1903 William Plomer, Transvaal, author, Paper Houses, I Speak of Africa 1903 Frederick Lugard occupies Sokoto West Africa 1903 Frederick Lugard occupies Kano West Africa 1903 Alan Paton, South Africa, writer, Cry, the Beloved Country 1902 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa and Australia 1902 Zulu assault at Holkrantz South Africa 1902 Battle at Rooiwal, South Africa 1902 Gideon Scheepers, South Africa Boer leader, executed 1901 Hendrik F. Verwoerd, premier South Africa, 1958-66, assassinated 1901 Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st President Rep South Africa, dies at 81 1900 Lord Kitchener succeeds lord Roberts up as supreme commander in South Africa 1900 British General Buller occupies Lydenburg South Africa 1900 British annex Natal (South Africa) 1900 Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed 1900 Ian Hunter, born in Capetown South Africa, actor, Dr. Blood's Coffin, White Unicorn 1900 British army occupiers Pretoria South Africa 1900 Lord Roberts' army fights the Vaal in South Africa 1900 British troops under Ian Hamilton attack the Vaal in South Africa 1900 Battle at Driefontein, South Africa (Boers vs. British army) 1900 Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees 1900 Boer General Cronje surrenders to English in Pardenberg, South Africa 1900 Battle at Hart's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1900 Battle at Wynne's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1900 George Labram, U.S. mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle 1900 Battle at Vaalkrans, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1900 Battle at Tugela-Spionkop, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1899 Field Marshal Lord Roberts departs Southampton to South Africa 1899 Southampton: field marshal lord Roberts departures to South Africa 1899 Field Marshal Lord Roberts appointed British supreme commander in South Africa 1899 Battle at Colenso, South Africa (Boers-British army) 1899 British "Black Week" due to nederlagen in South Africa 1899 Battle at Storm Berge South Africa - Boers vs British army 1899 Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith 1899 Battle at Rietfontein, South Africa: Boers vs British army 1899 British troops flee Dundee, Natal South Africa 1899 Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill departs to South Africa 1899 7000 lay-offs black mine workers of South Africa reach Natal 1899 South Africa Boer Republic declares war on England 1899 1st British troops reaches Durban South Africa 1899 South Africa President Kruger routes British authorities ultimatum 1899 Billy Butlin, South Africa, holiday camp promoter, 1899 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa 1899 British government sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal South Africa 1899 South Africa all out 35 vs England (Trott 4-19, Haigh 6-11) 1899 Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs. South Africa Johannesburg) 1898 Johannes J Fouche, president South Africa 1897 Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer, three Tests for South Africa 1927-29 1897 Hercules Robinson, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89,1895-97), dies at 72 1897 Cyril "Froggy" Francois, cricketer, South Africa all-rounder vs. England 1922 - 1923 1897 Izak W van der Merwe, Boerneef, South Africa writer, Tweetalige Woordeboek 1897 Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1923 1896 George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs. South Africa at Johannesburg 1896 George Lohmann takes a hat-trick vs. South Africa, 8-7 for inning 1896 South Africa all out for 30 vs. England - their lowest ever 1896 British troops occupy Kumasi, West Africa 1896 Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr. Jamesons troops) 1895 Delagoa Bay Railway opens in South Africa 1895 Izak Buys, cricketer, one Test for South Africa 1922, 0 and 4*, 0-52 1894 French Captain Henri Decoeurs troops reach Nikki West Africa 1894 Cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor, Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights 1893 J M Blankenberg, cricketer, 60 wkts in 18 Tests for South Africa 1893 Jimmy Blanckenberg, cricket pace bowler, took 60 wickets for South Africa 1893 John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa, 1954-58 1892 Basil Rathbone, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, actor, Sherlock Holmes 1892 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket England vs. South Africa (Cape Town) 1892 Monty Bowden, cricket captain (England vs. South Africa 1889), dies at 26 1891 Kenneth A. N. Anderson, British general, Dunkerk, North Africa 1891 John P Strijbos, Dutch writer, Wandering through South Africa 1891 Cecil Dixon, cricket off-spinner, 1 Test for South Africa, 3-118, pair 1890 King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company 1890 Horace Chapman, cricketer, leg-spin all-rounder for South Africa in 2 Tests 1889 Cecil Weston, South Africa, actor, Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn 1889 Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! South Africa vs. England 1889 Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 and 8-11) vs. South Africa at Newlands 1889 South Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs. England 1889 Start of South Africa's 1st Test, vs. England, Port Elizabeth 1888 East Africa Company political and commercial rights 1888 Frank Buck, actor, Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs 1886 Jacob Pierneef, South Africa, painter 1885 Isak Dinesen, Danish writer, Out of Africa, 7 Gothic Tales 1885 Karen Blixen-Finecke, Dinesen, Danish writer, Out of Africa 1885 Sydney Chaplin, born in South Africa, actor, Limelight 1884 Colonization of Africa orgainized at International conference in Berlin 1884 C "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer, 3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11 1883 Harold Baumgartner, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1913 1881 Aubrey Faulkner, cricketer, great South Africa all-rounder early 20th cent 1881 Battle at Amajuba, South Africa: Boers vs. British army under General Colley 1880 Republic of South Africa forms 1880 5,000 armed Boers gather in Paardekraal South Africa 1879 Battle at Lydenburg South Africa: General Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu 1879 Zulus attack British Army camp in Isandhlwana South Africa 1879 Zulu war against British colonial rule in South Africa begins 1878 Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization 1877 Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa 1877 British annex Transvaal, in South Africa 1877 British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa 1876 C B "Buck" Llewellyn, cricketer, South Africa lefty all-rounder 1896-1912 1876 Robert Dower, cricketer, 1 Test South Africa vs. England 1898, scored 0 and 9 1875 Verney Cameroon reaches East Africa 1875 Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa 1875 Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast 1874 Joseph Willoughby, cricketer, 2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96 1874 Daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa, 1948-54 1874 J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. Australia 1902 1874 Count Alexander, of Athlone, Governor-General, South Africa/Canada 1873 David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 1871 Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa 1871 Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa 1871 Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa 1871 Journalist Henry M. Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa 1870 Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Prussian general/politician, East Africa 1868 J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer, one Test South Africa 1892 1868 Britain annexed Basutoland in Africa 1868 Great Britain annexes Basutoland in Africa 1867 Siegfried Passarge, German geographer, Cameroon, South Africa,America 1865 Heinrich Barth, German historian/geographer (Central Africa), dies 1865 Monty Bowden, cricketer, England Test captain vs. South Africa at 23 1865 Godfrey Cripps, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1892, 18 and 3 1862 Louis Botha, Greytown South Africa, 1st Prime Minister of South Africa, 1910 - 1919 1862 W H "Gobo" Ashley, cricketer, 7 wkts in 1 Test for South Africa 1889 1860 Nancy Jones, U.S. black missionary in Africa 1859 Willem J. Leyds, Dutch/South Africa lawyer/politician/diplomat 1858 Frank Hearne, cricketer, bro of George and Alec, England and South Africa 1858 Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa 1856 Owen Dunell, cricketer, South Africa's 1st Test captain 1854 Christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General, Nicholsonsnek 1854 British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa) 1853 Hermann von Wissmann, German Africa explorer/governor East-Africa 1852 Pierre Brazza, explorer/colonial administrator, French Africa 1852 British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa) 1847 Stephanus J du Toit, South Africa theologist/journalist, Afr Bond 1846 Richard Kiepert, German cartographer, Africa 1843 Natal (in South Africa) is made a British colony 1841 35 Amistad survivors return to Africa 1841 Henry Stanley, England, journalist/explorer, found Livingston in Africa 1838 Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa 1831 Pieter J Joubert, general, South Africa 1824 Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner, 1880-89, 1895-97 1824 Ashantees defeat British at Accra, West Africa 1822 Free American Blacks settle Liberia, West Africa 1821 Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer, Central Africa 1820 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (New York to Sierra Leone) 1819 Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st president, Republic South Africa 1813 David Livingstone, born in Scotland, explorer, found by Stanley in Africa 1795 British capture Capetown South Africa 1787 English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes 1787 Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes 1771 Mungo Park, Scotish explorer, Africa 1652 Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa 1652 Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established 1637 WIC-colonel Hans Koin conquerors Fort Elmina, West Africa 1560 Christian fleet under Gian Andrea lands at Djerba, North Africa 1460 Treaty of Alcacovas-Portugal gives Castile Canary Is for W Africa 1304 Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer, Travels in Asia and Africa 354 [Christian] Aurelius Augustine, bp of Hippo in Roman Africa |
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