1918 in South Africa

1918 in South Africa

"See also:"
1917 in South Africa,
other events of 1918,
1919 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* 8 January - The Koöperatiewe Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika (KWV), "Co-operative Winemakers' Society of South Africa", is founded in Paarl, Western Cape
* 2 April - Victoria College becomes the Stellenbosch University
* 4 June - "RMS Kenilworth Castle", one of the Union-Castle Line's steamers collided with her escort destroyer HMS Rival while trying to avoid her other escort, the cruiser HMS Kent.
* 5 June - The afrikaner Broederbond, a confidential cultural organisation, is founded in Johannesburg

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 [http://www.health24.com/medical/Condition_centres/777-792-811-1705,16644.asp]

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