LOCATION

Population:
1,300,000

Founding Date:
1855

Founded 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Pretoria	1908

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Executive Outcomes	1989

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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