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eventREF E-0122976Revised

15 April 1950

Taliep Petersen was born on this day.

Taliep Petersen was born on this day.

Updated
22 Aug 2019
Taliep Petersen was born on this day.

One of South Africa’s best known theatre personalities was born on this day in District Six. He produced and directed some of the most well-known musicals in South Africa including District Six, Kat and the Kings and Ghoema. [1]

Endnotes

[i] SA Celebrity murdered in Robbery, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6188061.stm (3 March 2017). ↵

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South African History Online. (2017, March 7). Taliep Petersen was born on this day. . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122976

South African History Online (2017) 'Taliep Petersen was born on this day. ', South African History Online, 7 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122976 (Accessed: 8 October 2026).

South African History Online, Taliep Petersen was born on this day. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122976, (accessed 8 October 2026).

"Taliep Petersen was born on this day. ." South African History Online, 7 Mar. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122976. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Taliep Petersen was born on this day. ." South African History Online. March 7, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0122976.

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