1942 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1942 in South Africa.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: King George VI.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Patrick Duncan
- Prime Minister: Jan Christiaan Smuts.
- Chief Justice: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet.
Events
[edit]- 5 May – 6 November – South African 7th Motorised Brigade and South African Air Force join the allied forces in Operation Ironclad to capture Madagascar.
- 29 November – Blue Star Line cargo liner MV Dunedin Star runs aground on the Skeleton Coast of South West Africa.[1]
Births
[edit]- 12 April – Jacob Zuma, African National Congress president and 3rd President of South Africa.
- 22 May – Pallo Jordan, African National Congress politician and fake PhD.
- 24 May – Ali Bacher, cricketer and cricket administrator.
- 18 June – Thabo Mbeki, 2nd President of South Africa.
- 25 June – Joe Mafela, actor (d. 2017).
- 28 June – Chris Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe. (d. 1993)
- 30 August – John Kani, actor & playwright
Deaths
[edit]- 25 April – John Royston, soldier and farmer. (b. 1860)
- 16 June – Jack Frost, Second World War fighter pilot, is reported missing in action.[2] (b. 1918)
Railways
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Sports
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References
[edit]- ^ Dawson, Jeff (2005). Dead Reckoning: The Dunedin Star Disaster. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-7538-2044-7. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ Thomas, Andrew. Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth. Oxford, England: Osprey Publications, 2005 ISBN 978-1-84176-083-4