21 February 1858
Walter Benson Rubusana is born in Mnandi in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. He was a founder-member of the African National Congress (ANC). His father, Rubusana kaMbonjana, was a senior councillor, or uMphakathi.
References
SAHO, Walter Benson Rubusana, from South African History Online, [online], Available at sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 12 February 2009]