1911 in South Africa

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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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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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