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10 September – Transvaal – Lydenburg to Steelpoort, 74 miles 40 chains (119.9 kilometres). [2] 19 September – South West Africa – Gobabis Junction in Windhoek to Ondekaremba, 29 miles 70 chains (48.1 kilometres). [2] 22 September – Transvaal – Naboomspruit to Singlewood, 20 miles 47 chains (33.1 kilometres). [2]
28 September – Pieter-Dirk Uys, performer, author, satirist, and social activist. 5 October – Riaan Cruywagen, news reader and voice artist; 16 October – Kaizer Motaung, footballer, founder & chairman of Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 22 October – Lillian Dube, actress & TV host; 17 December – Belinda Bozzoli, academic and politician (d.2020)
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
The following events occurred in September 1924: ... British East Africa (d. 2020) Ramón Valdés, Mexican comedian and film star; in ... Lauren Bacall in 1945. Born:
This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses pre-colonial wars, colonial wars, wars of independence, secessionist and separatist conflicts, major ...
On 4 September 1939, the United Party caucus refused to accept Hertzog's stance of neutrality in World War II. Hertzog resigned rather than accept the ruling and Smuts was elected in his stead. Upon becoming Prime Minister of South Africa, Smuts declared South Africa officially at war with Germany and the Axis.
3 February: 1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final football contest played in Johannesburg. Population: 752,349 city. [32] 1997 MTN Sundrome opens. Flag of Johannesburg revised design adopted. 1998 – Website Joburg.org.za launched. [33] 1998 – St Peter's College was founded. 1999 – September: 1999 All-Africa Games held in city. 2000
A second cause of weakness in Portuguese Africa was the effects of three centuries of Atlantic slave trade which had roots in the older African slave trade. Once the Atlantic triangular trade got underway, many Portuguese (including many Brazilian traders) in Africa found little incentive to engage in any other kind of profitable economic activity.