1944 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1944 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Events
Photo of Auschwitz-Birkenau taken by 60 Sqn SAAF (Sortie no. 60PR/694 under U.S. Air Force command)
- 4 April – An Allied surveillance aircraft of 60 Squadron SAAF photographs part of Auschwitz concentration camp.
Births
- 12 January – Eileen KaNkosi-Shandu, leader of the Inkatha Women Brigade.
- 3 March – Jerrold Kessel, South-African-born Israeli journalist and author. (d. 2011)
Deaths
- 19 September – Johannes Jacobus le Roux, Second World War fighter pilot, dies in an aircraft accident in France.
Railways
- The Namaqualand Railway line from Port Nolloth to O'okiep is closed.[1]
References
- ↑ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 191, ref. no. 200954-13
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