1953 in South Africa

1953 in South Africa

"See also:"
1952 in South Africa,
other events of 1953,
1954 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

May

* 9 May - The South African Liberal Party is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton

July

* 29 July - Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations

eptember

* Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London

November

* 22 November - The South Africa national football team loses to the Portugal national football team 1-3 at the National Stadium, Lisbon, Portugal in a friendly match

December

* 18 - 20 December - The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Queenstown

Births

* 13 January - Derek Hanekom, activist and politician, is born in Cape Town
* 30 January - Paul Emile Rossouw, athlete, is born in Springs

Deaths

* 14 March - Sir Robert N Kotzé, a mining engineer who did much for the promotion of safety in mines dies in Cape Town at the age of 82
* 1 July - Totius, Afrikaans poet, dies in Pretoria at the age of 76


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