2 January 1950
South African artist, Richard Mzamane Mabaso, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He started drawing and carving without any instruction and worked for a variety of firms until 1985, when he became a guest artist at the AIA (African Institute of Art) at Funda until 1987.
References

Sack, S. (1988). The Neglected Tradition, Johannesburg: Johannesburg Art Gallery, p. 109.