and killed in Soweto uprising (d. 1976) 4 September – Menzi Ngubane, actor (d. 2021) 1 October – Roger De Sa, former football player & coach 5 October – Masoja Msiza, actor and poet 3 November – Brenda Fassie, singer (d. 2004) 12 December – Ringo Madlingozi, musician Deaths 7 June – Charlie Llewellyn, first non-white South African test cricketer. (b. 1876) 6 November – Vuyisile Mini, South African anti-apartheid activist. (b. 1920) Railways Locomotives The South African Railways places the first of one hundred Class 5E1, Series 3 electric locomotives in mainline service, built by Union Carriage & Wagon in Nigel, Transvaal. Sports Papwa Sewgolum, an Indian golfer, wins the Dutch Open tournament for the third time. References South Africa Years in South Africa History of South Africa