1911 in South Africa

1911 in South Africa

"See also:"
1910 in South Africa,
other events of 1911,
1912 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* 18 April - Lusitania, a Portuguese 5,557 ton passenger liner struck Bellows Rock just off Cape Point onroute from Mozambique to Lisbon and sinks. Only 8 out of the 774 people onboard lost their lives.

Births

* Lillian Masediba Ngoyi "Ma Ngoyi", a dressmaker, political activist and trade unionist is born in Gamatlala near Pretoria
* 8 January - Esther Susanna Mentz, soprano and actress, is born in Edenville, Orange Free State

Deaths

* 4 February - Piet Cronjé, Boer General, dies in Potchefstroom at the age of 74
* 28 May - Rev S.J. du Toit, pioneer of the Afrikaans language, dies in Paarl


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