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1932

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer (died 2026)

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer (died 2026)

1980

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)

1922

Etienne Leroux, South African author (died 1989)

Etienne Leroux, South African author (died 1989)

1892

Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)

Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)

1977

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

1972

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

1949

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)

2024

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

1991

Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player

Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player

1962

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

2015

Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina

Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

1959

Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic

Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic

2015

A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Car

A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people during a prayer service.

1972

Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer

Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer

1992

Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer

Keaton Jennings, South African-English cricketer

1932

Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (born 1876)

Sol Plaatje, South African journalist and activist (born 1876)

1954

Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster

Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster

1972

Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player

Irene van Dyk, South African-New Zealand netball player

1968

Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)

Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)

1994

Marnus Labuschagne, South African-Australian cricketer

Marnus Labuschagne, South African-Australian cricketer