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1982

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

1978

The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people

The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.

2003

Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912)

Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912)

1889

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)

1885

Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924)

Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924)

1880

Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)

Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)

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)

1934

Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge

Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge

1913

Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (died 1976)

Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (died 1976)

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)

1977

Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster

Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster

1994

Percy Tau, South African footballer

Percy Tau, South African footballer

1924

Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (died 2010)

Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (died 2010)

1987

François Steyn, South African rugby player

François Steyn, South African rugby player

1972

Ike Moriz, German-South African singer-songwriter, producer and actor

Ike Moriz, German-South African singer-songwriter, producer and actor

1985

Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower

Justine Robbeson, South African javelin thrower

1963

Gavin Nebbeling, South African footballer

Gavin Nebbeling, South African footballer

1915

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (died 2006)

Hilda Bernstein, English-South African author and activist (died 2006)