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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

1911

Vernon Kirby, South African tennis player (died 1994)

Vernon Kirby, South African tennis player (died 1994)

1904

Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (died 1938)

Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (died 1938)

1893

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

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

1985

Vernon Philander, South African cricketer

Vernon Philander, South African cricketer

1930

Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist (died 2019)

Donald Gordon, South African businessman and philanthropist (died 2019)

1968

Adrian Garvey, Zimbabwean-South African rugby player

Adrian Garvey, Zimbabwean-South African rugby player

1960

Craig Johnston, South African-Australian footballer and photographer

Craig Johnston, South African-Australian footballer and photographer

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)

1955

The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown

The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown.

1983

Nick Compton, South African-English cricketer

Nick Compton, South African-English cricketer

1983

Dale Steyn, South African cricketer

Dale Steyn, South African cricketer

1980

Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer

Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer