1955 in South Africa

1955 in South Africa

"See also:"
1954 in South Africa,
other events of 1955,
1956 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

January

* Mimi Coertse makes her debut as the First Flower girl in "Parsifal" at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples with Karl Böhm conducting.

March

* 4 - 5 March - The Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is held at the Trades Hall in Johannesburg
* 23 March - The Meadowridge garden city opens near Cape Town
* 25 March - The Appeal Court increases from six to eleven members

April

* 22 April - The National Tea and Coffee Company is founded

June

* 20 June - The Senate is enlarged from 48 to 89 members, giving the National Party a majority of 77
* 25 June - The Congress of the People, a multi-racial convention starts in Kliptown, Soweto
* 30 June - United Kingdom and South Africa sign the Simonstown Agreement for bilateral naval defence.

August

* 30 August - Rondalia (a tourist club) is founded

eptember

* 3 September - The South Africa national football team beats the Australia national football team 3-0 at the Brisbane Cricket Grounds, Australia, in the South African tour of Australia
* 10 September - The South Africa national football team beats the Australia national football team 2-0 at the Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia, in the South African tour of Australia
* 18 September - The South Africa national football team beats the Australia national football team 8-0 at the OlyKensington Oval, Adelaide, Australia, in the South African tour of Australia
* 24 September - The South Africa national football team beats the Australia national football team 6-0 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, in the South African tour of Australia

October

* 1 October - The South Africa national football team beats the Australia national football team 4-1 at the Newcastle's Sports Grounds,Australia, in the South African tour of Australia

December

* 1 December - The Voortrekker Covenant celebrations are held in Pietermaritzburg
* 17 - 18 December - African National Congress' 44th Annual Conference is held in Bloemfontein
** Lillian Masediba Ngoyi becomes a member of the Transvaal African National Congress' executive

Births

* Mbongeni Ngema, a writer, lyricist, composer and director is born in Verulam
* 20 June - Dumisani Abraham Mabaso, artist, is born in Soweto
* 4 August - Gerhardus Christian Coetzee, the World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion, is born in Boksburg
* 23 September - Lulama Xingwana, politician
* 11 October - Anthony Molebatsi Nkotsi, artist is born in Johannesburg
* 3 November - Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, politician

Deaths

* 13 March - Benjamin Jennings Caddy, a militant trade unionist who was arrested in the 1922 miners strike and who is regarded as the doyen of the trade union movement in South Africa, dies in Johannesburg


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