1951 in South Africa

1951 in South Africa

"See also:"
1950 in South Africa,
other events of 1951,
1952 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

March

* 30 March - The Group Areas Act which was passed in 1950 becomes law

May

* 14 May - The cabinet voted for the removal of the Coloured people from the voters roll
* 24 May - The first part of the Afrikaans Dictionary Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (WAT) is published, a project which was begun in 1926 by Prof. J J Smith of Stellenbosch University

July

* 29 July - Blacks, Coloureds and Indians meet for the first time to discuss a plan of action against race discrimination laws

December

* 8 December - The South Africa (Springboks) beat Ireland 17-5 in Ireland

Unknown date

* Max Theiler, a virologist is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing a vaccine for yellow fever thereby becoming the first South African to receive a Nobel Prize

Births

Deaths

* 6 April - Robert Broom, an archaeologist who discovered Mrs Ples in 1947, dies
* 23 May - Sefako Mapogo Makgatho, the 2nd African National Congress' president, dies in Pretoria at the age of 90
* 14 October - Herman Charles Bosman, writer and journalist, dies in Edenvale, Gauteng
* 28 November - Clements Kadalie, trade unionist, dies in East London at the age of 55


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