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1906 – The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people. [13] 1914 – The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I. 1919 – Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros. 1922 – The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of ...
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( / mænˈdɛlə / man-DEH-lə; [ 1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Steve Biko. Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Die Antwoord. Die Antwoord ( Afrikaans: [di ˈantvuərt]; Afrikaans for "The Answer") is a South African alternative hip hop group formed in Cape Town in 2008. The group consists of rappers Ninja (Watkin Tudor Jones) and Yolandi Visser (Anri du Toit), a male/female duo, and producers HITEK5000 and Lil2Hood.
Actors and actresses. Anel Alexander, actress, producer (born 1979) Lesley-Ann Brandt, South African born actress, notable for her role as Mazikeen in the show Lucifer (born 1981) Ayanda Borotho, actress (born 1981) Ivan Botha, actor (born 1984) Kai Luke Brümmer, actor (born 1993) Presley Chweneyagae, actor (born 1984)
Great South Africans. Great South Africans was a South African television series that aired on SABC3 and hosted by Noeleen Maholwana Sangqu and Denis Beckett. In September 2004, thousands of South Africans took part in an informal nationwide poll to determine the "100 Greatest South Africans" of all time. Votes were cast by telephone, SMS, and ...
24 May 1870 in Riebeek West, Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa 11 September 1950 in Irene, Gauteng, South Africa 1945 "for his efforts to end World War II and for South Africa's main role in the war of helping the allies in preventing Germany and Italy from conquering North Africa." [42] Halvdan Koht (1873–1965) Norway
1968 – Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist; 1968 – Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver; 1968 – Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) 1968 – Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2008) 1968 – Rob Moroso, American race car driver (d. 1990)