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2005

Ahmed Deedat, South African missionary and author (born 1918)

Ahmed Deedat, South African missionary and author (born 1918)

2021

Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998)

Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998)

1946

Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876)

Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876)

1972

Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)

Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)

1988

Robert Calvert, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (born 1945): 1712

Robert Calvert, South African-English singer-songwriter and playwright (born 1945): 1712

1981

Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (born 1910)

Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (born 1910)

2008

Vic Toweel, South African-Australian boxer (born 1929)

Vic Toweel, South African-Australian boxer (born 1929)

2014

Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (born 1960)

Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (born 1960)

2001

Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (born 1933)

Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist (born 1933)

2013

Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (born 1936)

Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (born 1936)

1931

Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and co-founder of Guild of Loyal Women (born 1862)

Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and co-founder of Guild of Loyal Women (born 1862)

2012

Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (born 1936)

Neville Alexander, South African linguist and activist (born 1936)

1982

Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (born 1911)

Geoff Chubb, South African cricketer (born 1911)

2012

Sean Bergin, South African saxophonist, flute player, and composer (born 1948)

Sean Bergin, South African saxophonist, flute player, and composer (born 1948)

2004

Alastair Morton, South African businessman (born 1938)

Alastair Morton, South African businessman (born 1938)

2014

Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (born 1911)

Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (born 1911)

2001

Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (born 1922)

Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (born 1922)

1990

Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (born 1937)

Robert Holmes à Court, South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (born 1937)

1978

Cecil Aronowitz, South African-English viola player (born 1916)

Cecil Aronowitz, South African-English viola player (born 1916)

2006

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (born 1915)

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (born 1915)