1917 in South Africa

1917 in South Africa

"See also:"
1916 in South Africa,
other events of 1917,
1918 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* The Castle in Cape Town is handed over to the South African Defence Force
* The gold mining company Anglo American Corporation is founded by Ernest Oppenheimer
* 16 January - The SS "Mendi", a troopship, set sail from Cape Town to Le Havre, France transporting 823 members of the 802nd South African Native Labour Corps
* 21 February - The SS "Mendi" is struck on the starboard side by the SS Darro, a 11,000 ton liner, and 646 people lose their lives

Births

* 27 October - Oliver Reginald Tambo is born in Bizana
* 20 December - Petrus Hendrik Hugo, World War II fighter pilot, is born

Deaths

* 18 January - Andrew Murray, author, educationist and pastor, died at the age of 88


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