Remembering — In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Remembering the South Africans who passed away on each day of the year. Choose a day to see everyone who died on that date, or jump to any month and year.
January 1979
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1Monday
10 people
- Themba Gobile
- Nomasoja Phike
- Jantjie Muller
- Wallace Matill
- Jose Gordinno
+ 5 more ›
2Tuesday
1 person
- Clifford Berwyn-Taylor
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3Wednesday
3 people
- Dintwe Legobe
- Keamogetse Phetlhu
- Venotha Reddy
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4Thursday
10 people
- Noni Malatsi
- Khethiwe Mtswene
- Vankele Skosana
- Olebeng Ramocha
- Hendrik Snyers
+ 5 more ›
5Friday
9 people
- Hermina Maleka
- Ntombizodwa Mdekazi
- Keitseng Dibe
- David Pretorius
- John Gympies
+ 4 more ›
6Saturday
11 people
- Bhekani Gumede
- Nnini Makhonanyane
- Sanana Sebeela
- Meite Vanrooyen
- Sentibile Theko
+ 6 more ›
7Sunday
13 people
- Tlhubisang Mpolokeng
- Mothogabonwe Selaledi
- Mantja Merahe
- Lizzy Majola
- Johanna Masenya
+ 8 more ›
8Monday
7 people
- Mmamoji Maetha
- Ntombizini Mchunu
- Vinaychandra Kara
- Johnson Plaatjies
- Alfred Esterhuizen
+ 2 more ›
9Tuesday
8 people
- Thaune Matolodi
- Rabote Kaise
- Boy Maseko
- Motsamai Nkoe
- Malebone Mahaba
+ 3 more ›
10Wednesday
4 people
- Mbidisi Thomas
- St Mitchell
- Elizabeth Taljaard
- Daniel Steyn
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11Thursday
7 people
- Manatsori Leeuw
- Noah Maubane
- Semoriso Matebako
- Hendrik Carstens
- Christoffel le Roux
+ 2 more ›
12Friday
5 people
- Seube Kekana
- Sipho Sibiya
- Modisaotsile Nkomo
- Rampeer Rampeer
- Dirk Olyn
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13Saturday
7 people
- Rosina Sikhosana
- Caroline Makhuke
- Izak Welman
- Rosy Makapan
- Christoffel van der Westhuizen
+ 2 more ›
14Sunday
4 people
- Letswalo Mabotja
- Lizzy Guss
- Avis Smith
- Abraham Maarman
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15Monday
7 people
- Mafemane Makhubela
- Oupa Mohapi
- Mameke Mojahi
- Tshabi Dikobe
- Nongemkile Matoa
+ 2 more ›
16Tuesday
5 people
- Mangaliso Selwane
- Patekile Hlela
- Hermanus Steenkamp
- Margaret Hickey
- Gert Slaai
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17Wednesday
5 people
- Ramidi Malebye
- Rapodichoeu Itumeleng
- Mokukuru Mahabuke
- Lebora Chauke
- Jane Himmelhoch
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18Thursday
6 people
- Nongeteni Peter
- Matsie Mathe
- Kemogaetsho Tlape
- Johannes Houtman
- Edward Haskins
+ 1 more ›
19Friday
6 people
- Nesta Mathenjwa
- Molelekeng Rasonopo
- Mmatsheko Kekana
- Stienie Salie
- Duane van der Schyff
+ 1 more ›
20Saturday
8 people
- John Mthembu
- Matthews Zoba
- Edward Goffe
- Hendrik van Jaarsveld
- Johannes Brandt
+ 3 more ›
21Sunday
7 people
- Hlambase Ngwenya
- Ngandela Myeni
- Soobramoney Govender
- Norman O'neale
- Roger Comley-White
+ 2 more ›
22Monday
3 people
- Gugile Baloyi
- Mary Weitz
- Mfakazelwa Mboboza
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23Tuesday
2 people
- Dikeledi Sikwa
- Johannes Serfontein
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24Wednesday
6 people
- Shimane Mogale
- Novangile Moyi
- Jacob Erasmus
- Mario Boois
- Natalie Tempera
+ 1 more ›
25Thursday
5 people
- Jabulani Thusi
- Motlalepule Malebo
- Devanai Govender
- Magdeline Coetzee
- Marlene Zondagh
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26Friday
7 people
- Phineas Sekudu
- Kebuileng Pule
- Matlalataka Sebolaneng
- Arthur Sparks
- Derek Venning-Pridham
+ 2 more ›
27Saturday
4 people
- Butana Mabunda
- Makhoali Maine
- Etienne Appels
- Johannes Petersen
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28Sunday
5 people
- Gesina Vos
- Munsami Padayachee
- Lena Snyers
- Lee-Irvin le John
- Cuan Cozett
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29Monday
3 people
- Pakedi Mokhoje
- Maneo Lenatha
- Jan van Staveren
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30Tuesday
7 people
- Ainene Nkosi
- Mlugwana Nano
- Sarel Mokhine
- Mamotlhoiwa Duiker
- Jan Struis
+ 2 more ›
31Wednesday
5 people
- Kotlhao Kgosintoa
- Msebenzi Mpembe
- Matiki Malatji
- Kamogelo Lolwane
- Melvin Williams
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The number in each box is how many people passed away that day. Records without a full date of death can’t be shown on a day.