1944 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1944 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: King George VI.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet.
- Prime Minister: Jan Christiaan Smuts.
- Chief Justice: Ernest Frederick Watermeyer.
Events
- 4 April – An Allied surveillance aircraft of 60 Squadron SAAF photographs part of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Births
- 12 January – Eileen KaNkosi-Shandu, leader of the Inkatha Women Brigade.
- 27 February – Graeme Pollock, former cricketer & cricket administrator
- 3 March – Jerrold Kessel, South-African-born Israeli journalist and author. (d. 2011)
- 9 March – Lee Irvine, cricketer
- 23 June – Clive Barker (soccer), 1996 Africa Cup of Nations winning coach
Deaths
- 19 September – Johannes Jacobus le Roux, Second World War fighter pilot, dies in an aircraft accident in France.
Railways
- The Namaqualand Railway line from Port Nolloth to O'okiep is closed.[1]
Sports
References
- ^ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13
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