4 December 1917
Dr Hendrik Josephus Terblanche, compiler of several dictionaries and grammar books, is born in Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape. Dr Terblanche was a pioneer of Afrikaans technical language. He died on 23 March 1977 and shortly afterwards his autobiography, Jare van Storm en Drang , was published a few months later.
References

Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau."Vandag in die ou dae", Beeld , 4 December 2002.