1941 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1941 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: King George VI.
- Sir Patrick Duncan
- Jan Christiaan Smuts.
- Chief Justice: James Stratford then Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet.
Events
- May
- 28 – Field Marshal of the British Army.[1]
- The 13-year-old George Bizos, with his father, help 7 New Zealand soldiers escape Nazi occupied Greece to Crete.
- December
- 8 – The Union of South Africa declares war on Finland, Romania, Hungary and Japan.
- 31 – The Union of South Africa declares war on Bulgaria.
Births
- 30 January – Henry Cele, actor (d. 2008)
- 31 January – Afrikaner right-wing founder of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging. (d. 2010)
- 2 April – Njongonkulu Ndungane, Anglican bishop & a former prisoner on Robben Island
- 30 June – Peter Pollock, cricketer, brother of cricket administrator Graeme Pollock, father of cricketer Shaun Pollock
- 28 August – Joseph Shabalala, musician & founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (d. 2020)
- 2 September – David Bale, businessman, father of Christian Bale and husband of Gloria Steinem. (d. 2003)
- 6 September – Monica Mason, ballet dancer and administrator
- 10 September – Christo Wiese, businessman and former billionaire, chairman of Pepkor
- 25 September – Rick Turner, activist and academic. (d. 1978)
Deaths
- 20 April – pilot. (b. 1914)
- 11 June – Andries Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader and visionary.
- 17 September – Newell Orton, fighter pilot.
Railways
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References
- ^ "Page 3004 | Supplement 35172, 23 May 1941 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
