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1998

Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

2004

Brenda Fassie, South African singer (born 1964)

Brenda Fassie, South African singer (born 1964)

1994

Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (born 1924)

Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (born 1924)

1980

Kate Molale, South African activist (born 1928)

Kate Molale, South African activist (born 1928)

2014

Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (born 1933)

Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (born 1933)

1989

Steven De Groote, South African pianist and educator (born 1953)

Steven De Groote, South African pianist and educator (born 1953)

2014

Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (born 1971)

Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (born 1971)

2005

Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (born 1926)

Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (born 1926)

2002

Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (born 1969)

Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (born 1969)

1773

Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (born 1708)

Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (born 1708)

2014

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

1991

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925)

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925)

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)

2024

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

1932

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

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

1968

Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)

Constance Georgina Tardrew, South African botanist (born 1883)

1893

Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (born 1817)

Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (born 1817)

2016

Adam Small, South African writer of apartheid-period (born 1936)

Adam Small, South African writer of apartheid-period (born 1936)

2008

Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)

Lyall Watson, South African anthropologist and ethologist (born 1939)

1948

Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873)

Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873)