south africa
17th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1819 Marthinus Wessels Pretorius (first President of the Republic of South Africa)
Died:
1985 Laura Ashley (fashion designer)
On This Day:
1900 Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed
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12th September – On This Day In History
Born:
1913 Jesse Owen (Olympic track & field star)
Died:
1977 Steve Biko (South African anti-apartheid activist)
On This Day:
1848 Switzerland becomes a Federal State
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27th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1908 Donald (Don) Bradman (Australian cricketer)
Died:
1919 Louis Botha (South African statesman and general)
On This Day:
1828 Uruguay gains independence
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13th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1860 Annie Oakley (sharp – shooter)
Died:
1910 Florence Nightingale (pioneering nurse)
On This Day:
1814 Dutch formally cede Cape of Good Hope to the British
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8th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1937 Dustin Hoffman (actor)
Died:
1997 Duncan Swift (jazz pianist)
On This Day:
1843 Natal, South Africa, becomes a British colony
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23rd July – On This Day In History
Born:
1949 Clive Rice (South African all – round cricketer)
Died:
2011 Amy Winehouse (singer)
On This Day:
1148 Crusaders attack Damascus
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18th July – On This Day In History
Born:
1918 Nelson Mandela (statesman)
Died:
1817 Jane Austen (author)
On This Day:
2013 The City of Detroit files for bankruptcy ($18.5 billion!)
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