;January • 1 –
Gideon Brand van Zyl is appointed the 7th
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa. ;March • 12 – The
South African Indian Congress delegation is received by the
Viceroy, Lord Wavell, in
Delhi,
India, and submits a petition drafted in consultation with
Mohandas Gandhi. • 12 – The Indian Representative Act is repealed. • 12 – India terminates the trade agreement with
South Africa. • 15 – The
Asiatic Land Tenure Act, the "Ghetto Act", is amended to state that Indians may only live where Indians had resided in non-proclaimed areas. • 31 – 6,000 Indians march in
Durban in protest to the Asiatic Land Tenure Act. ;April • 16 – The
Eureka Diamond, the first diamond discovered in South Africa, is sold in
London for £5,700. ;June • 11 –
India recalls its High Commissioner from South Africa. • 22 – During a prayer meeting in
New Delhi, India,
Mahatma Gandhi calls for South Africa to stop hooliganism by
whites. • 23 – A group of white men attack and assault a group of
Indian Passive Resisters. ;July • 8 – Indian protests against government legislation lead to the arrest of hundreds of Indians. ==Births==