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Pretoria, South Africa

LOCATION

Population:
1,300,000

Founding Date:
1855

Founded 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius.

SCHOOLS

SchoolFounded
University of Pretoria
1908

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

CompanyFounded
Executive Outcomes
1989

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Theo de Raadt
Computer Programmer
19-May-1968   Developer of OpenBSD operating system
Nigel Green
Actor
15-Oct-1924 15-May-1972 The Ipcress File
Glynis Johns
Actor
5-Oct-1923   Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins
Elon Musk
Business
28-Jun-1971   CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors
Seymour Papert
Computer Programmer
29-Feb-1928 31-Jul-2016 Programming language LOGO
Max Theiler
Scientist
30-Jan-1899 11-Aug-1972 Yellow fever vaccination
Arnold Vosloo
Actor
16-Jun-1962   The Mummy

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Steve Biko
Activist
18-Dec-1946 12-Sep-1977 Father of Black Consciousness
Piet Joubert
Military
20-Jan-1831 27-Mar-1900 Afrikaaner general, Boer War



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