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The date of 16 December is the anniversary of the 1961 founding of Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Spear of the Nation" or MK), the armed wing of the ANC. [1] On that day, Umkhonto we Sizwe enacted its "first acts of sabotage" which included bomb blasts against government buildings in Johannesburg , Port Elizabeth and Durban . [ 19 ]
December 16 is the 350th day of the year ... later queen consort of England (d. 1536) 1534 – Hans Bol, Flemish artist ... Historical Events on December 16
4 – The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg. 8 – The South African Native National Congress (now ANC) is formed in Bloemfontein and John Langalibalele Dube becomes the first president. 16 – Cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban. February. 15 – The Mkuze Game Reserve is proclaimed a protected area. March
The First Boer War (Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, lit. ' First Freedom War '), was fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal (as the South African Republic was known while under British administration). [2]
The couple played mostly in New York City in the 1880s, and Hill continued to act through the 1890s, mostly in England. This 1870 photograph shows Hill as Mirza in a production of Gilbert's The Palace of Truth .
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