The following lists events that happened during 1920 in South Africa .
Incumbents
Events
January
February
November
December
Births
12 February – Raymond Mhlaba , anti-apartheid activist and politician. (d. 2005)
20 February – Zoe Gail , singer and actress. (d. 2020)
9 March – Robert Resha , journalist and political dissident. (d. 1974)
20 March – Lionel Bernstein , anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner (d. 2002)
8 April – Vuyisile Mini , anti-apartheid activist and politician. (d. 1964)
12 May – Gerald Stapleton , Battle of Britain fighter pilot. (d. 2010)
11 June – David Millin , movie director, producer, and cinematographer. (d. 1999)
30 July – Harry Gwala , anti-apartheid activist and politician. (d. 1995)
8 August – Nimrod Sejake , labour leader and activist. (d. 2004)
11 September – Hymie Barsel , political activist. (d. 1987)
12 September – Michiel Daniel Overbeek , amateur astronomer and prolific variable star observers . (d. 2001)
24 December – Richard Maponya , entrepreneur and property developer. (d. 1920)
Deaths
Railways
Locomotives
The South African Railways places thirty Class 12B 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives in mainline service.[3] [4]
References
^ a b Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
^ Nöthling, Kol C.J., Martins, Maj du P. (1990). Kroniek van die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugmag (1920-1990) , (1st ed.). Direktoraat Openbare Betrekkinge, SAW. Uitgewer: Staatsdrukkery, Pretoria. Gedruk deur Promedia Drukkers, Posbus 255, Silverton, 0127.
^ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 54–56. ISBN 0869772112.
^ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways . 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 38–41. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
1920 in Africa
Sovereign states
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories
Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
Madeira (Portugal)
Mayotte / Réunion (France)
Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)