Английская Википедия:1924 in South Africa
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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Year in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 1924 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:
- Prince Arthur of Connaught (until 20 January).[1]
- The Earl of Athlone (from 21 January).[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Jan Smuts (until 29 June).
- J.B.M. Hertzog (from 30 June).
- Chief Justice: James Rose Innes.
Events
- January
- 21 – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone is appointed the 4th Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
- March
- June
- 30 – J.B.M. Hertzog becomes the third Prime Minister of South Africa.
- Unknown date
- The Taung Child is discovered.
Births
- 23 February – Allan Cormack, South African-American physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate. (d. 1998)
- 14 July – Stephen Fry, Springbok rugby captain. (d. 2002)
- 26 July – Elias Motsoaledi, political activist. (d. 1994)
- 8 September – Hazel Brooks, actress (d. 2002)
- 28 November – Dennis Brutus, poet and anti-apartheid activist. (d. 2009)
- 5 December – Robert Sobukwe, anti-apartheid activist. (d. 1978)
Deaths
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 16 April – Free State – Wepener to Zastron, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 19 April – Cape – Klipdale to Bredasdorp, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 1 May – Transvaal – Balfour North to Grootvlei, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 16 June – Cape – Pinelands to Langa, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 24 July – Free State – Heilbron to Petrus Steyn, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 10 September – Transvaal – Lydenburg to Steelpoort, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 19 September – South West Africa – Gobabis Junction in Windhoek to Ondekaremba, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 22 September – Transvaal – Naboomspruit to Singlewood, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 3 November – Cape – Franklin to Kokstad, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 4 November – Cape – Franklin to Matatiele, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 14 November – Cape – Oudtshoorn to Calitzdorp, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 15 December – Cape – Touws River to Kareevlakte, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
- 15 December – Transvaal – Hercules to Schoemansville, Шаблон:Convert.[2]
Locomotives
- The first of six Class GC branchline 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt articulated locomotives.[3][4][5]
- A single Class ES1 battery-powered shunting locomotive at the construction site of the Colenso power station.[4]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:South Africa year nav Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ 2,00 2,01 2,02 2,03 2,04 2,05 2,06 2,07 2,08 2,09 2,10 2,11 2,12 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
- ↑ Шаблон:Holland-Vol 2
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Paxton-Bourne
- ↑ Шаблон:Garratt Builders B
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