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.
December 1979
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1Saturday
15 people
- Selelo Mosotho
- Ramatsa Sekati
- Samuel Dhlamini
- Matamela Mudau
- Wilhelminah Molae
+ 10 more ›
2Sunday
5 people
- Howard Sesele
- Basheli Zwane
- Mapitsi Phiri
- Queenie Liebenberg
- Dora Wahl
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3Monday
8 people
- Muntukayise Butelezi
- Leputla Makinta
- Mmampone Pilane
- Thulasizwe Ndimande
- John Howes
+ 3 more ›
4Tuesday
6 people
- Mankepile Tlahadi
- Matombazana Nkosi
- Makoba Matlaila
- Maria Cloete
- John Maider
+ 1 more ›
5Wednesday
4 people
- Ramokone Lesu
- Edward van Zyl
- Dirk Marais
- Jacques Barnard
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6Thursday
10 people
- Emily Tshabangu
- Bembe Mabuza
- Mapete Khunone
- Tombi Ndodana
- Makhanan Macheke
+ 5 more ›
7Friday
15 people
- Simon Flink
- Badirwang Mothobi
- Nomithi Kotelana
- Elizabeth Boshoff
- Wilhelm van Deventer
+ 10 more ›
8Saturday
7 people
- Lesole Sigoamaje
- Mathekga Modiba
- Kgabekgabe Motlhala
- Johannes Diedericks
- Spyros Orfanos
+ 2 more ›
9Sunday
5 people
- Mamatsakatsaka Mlobela
- Mtoto Gumede
- Godefriedus Arts
- Ian Jamieson
- Franz van Zyl
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10Monday
8 people
- Mgujelwa Mdunge
- Majolo Rathebe
- Motshabo Kgaladi
- Nomfundo Ndwandwe
- Ntombentsha Rawusana
+ 3 more ›
11Tuesday
3 people
- Sellelepoo Matemane
- Willem Nel
- Russell Wienand
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12Wednesday
9 people
- James Nazo
- Misola Makhuvele
- Mfanyana Gutshwa
- Arthur Schooling
- Jacobus van der Merwe
+ 4 more ›
13Thursday
9 people
- Diramang Kaam
- Sophonia Mokomoto
- Ramadimetja Mputla
- Mantoane Montswanyane
- Jan Claaste
+ 4 more ›
14Friday
14 people
- Phenyang Maruping
- Latlhiwe Thoni
- Gezani Mabasa
- Tsatsawani Mahwai
- Makhegu Hlongwane
+ 9 more ›
15Saturday
9 people
- Johanna Ntuli
- Nomusa Hlangulela
- Sara Oosthuizen
- Willem Treurnicht
- Cornelus van Onselen
+ 4 more ›
16Sunday
11 people
- Saeng Makena
- Cithegile Dhladhla
- Me Mothiba
- Mokgaetji Masimini
- Richard Fitchat
+ 6 more ›
17Monday
7 people
- Albert Makgoba
- Galeokwe Teledimo
- Elizabeth Bester
- Samuel Adams
- Shariefa Ebrahim
+ 2 more ›
18Tuesday
4 people
- Seboya Ndou
- William Lenegan
- Evelyn Crossman
- Lea Williams
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19Wednesday
11 people
- Bernett Senamolele
- Gobuamang Monnaapula
- Tambogasi Mkhize
- Rachel Makhafula
- Ramadimetja Mongatane
+ 6 more ›
20Thursday
8 people
- Mary Tenza
- Moretlo Modikeng
- Nomhlaba Chauke
- Kenneth Allin
- Willem Demas
+ 3 more ›
21Friday
5 people
- Zelephi Ntyangase
- Tsholofezo Tiromotlhabane
- Francisco Caldeira
- Olivia Ockhuys
- Abraham September
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22Saturday
7 people
- Mongameli Felejane
- Sebonwang Morokgweng
- Mnene Baloyi
- Jan Pietersen
- Eric Short
+ 2 more ›
23Sunday
4 people
- Gapule Mashiloane
- Jakob Davids
- Sarah van Rooyen
- Edward September
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24Monday
9 people
- Motlhukung Monompe
- Setlhare Modibowa
- Mmameya Matlaila
- Boodhoo Subik
- Jack Rice
+ 4 more ›
25Tuesday
8 people
- Maletlatsa Tsehlo
- Ntsoaki Moleko
- Ramorapedi Hakala
- Lineo Pheko
- Bonisile Libaziso
+ 3 more ›
26Wednesday
4 people
- Thandiwe Solundwana
- Soobamah Pillay
- Daniel Steyn
- Garrit Tobias
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27Thursday
9 people
- Gcininkosi Gaqela
- Caroline Mayisela
- Thenjiwe Gulwa
- Vuyeya Baloyi
- Abraham Phillips
+ 4 more ›
28Friday
6 people
- Gaster Butelezi
- Goitsimang Lekwae
- Anna Schutte
- Geoffrey-Edward Slaymaker
- Clifford Lotters
+ 1 more ›
29Saturday
6 people
- Marije Mohlabe
- Madikana Masiakwala
- Ntombi Mazibuko
- Mampolokeng Mantsoe
- Johannes Prinsloo
+ 1 more ›
30Sunday
5 people
- Harry Middeldorf
- Dahya Deva
- Marthinus Saunderson
- Maria Fourie
- Phillip Matthews
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31Monday
11 people
- Masitshiro Mosenogi
- Carel Karg
- Kathleen Smith
- John Buske
- Ewa Tromp
+ 6 more ›
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.