1958 in South Africa

1958 in South Africa

"See also:"
1957 in South Africa,
other events of 1958,
1959 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

April

* 16 April - The last general election of the Union of South Africa is held

eptember

* 2 September - Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd becomes the 7th Prime Minister of South Africa

December

* 12 - 14 December - The 46th Annual Conference of the African National Congress is held in Durban

Births

* 16 April - John Coulter, composer, is born
* 30 April - Mbhazima Shilowa, Congress of South African Trade Unions general-secretary and premier of Gauteng, is born in Olifantshoek, Limpopo Province
* 27 May - Cheryl Carolus, politician is born in Silvertown, on the Cape Flats, Cape Town
* 28 July - Deon van der Walt, tenor (d. 2005)
* 26 August - Mohammed Iqbal Shaik, political activist is born in Vrededorp

Deaths

* 3 May - Henry Cornelius, movie director
* 6 May- Margaret Rheeder is hanged in Pretoria for poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman


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