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1981

Albie Morkel, South African cricketer

Albie Morkel, South African cricketer

1922

Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (died 2014)

Bill Kerr, South African-Australian actor (died 2014)

1982

Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper (died 2024)

Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper (died 2024)

1932

Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025)

Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright (died 2025)

2014

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

Benjamin Mophatlane, South African businessman (born 1973)

1991

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925)

Cromwell Everson, South African composer (born 1925)

1983

Bryan Habana, South African rugby player

Bryan Habana, South African rugby player

1932

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer (died 2026)

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer (died 2026)

1980

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)

Billy Butlin, South African-English businessman, founded the Butlins Company (born 1899)

1922

Etienne Leroux, South African author (died 1989)

Etienne Leroux, South African author (died 1989)

1892

Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)

Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)

1977

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

Boeta Dippenaar, South African cricketer

1972

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

Claude Henderson, South African cricketer

1949

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)

Antony Sher, South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)

2024

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

Dudu Myeni, South African businesswoman (born 1963)

1991

Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player

Siya Kolisi, South African rugby player

1962

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

Arnold Vosloo, South African-American actor

2015

Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina

Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

1959

Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic

Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic

2015

A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Car

A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people during a prayer service.