See also: 1917 in South Africa, other events of 1918, 1919 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
Births
- Bernard Gcwensa, artist, is born in Pomeroy, KwaZulu-Natal
- 10 April - Albert Gerald Lewis, World War II fighter pilot is born in Kimberley, Northern Cape
- 16 July - John Everitt Frost, World War II fighter pilot is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
- 18 July - Nelson Mandela, activist and president, is born in Mvezo, Eastern Cape
Deaths
- An estimated that almost 500,000 people died from the Spanish flu epidemic in South African, the fifth hardest hit country in the world [1]
References
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