1902, 4 May - Boer War: Peace
General Smuts, on his way to the national delegation at Vereeniging, meets with General Lord Kitchener at Kroonstad, South Africa.
1912, 4 May
Island of Rhodes is occupied by Italy.
1942, 4 May - World War II: East Africa
Allied forces land on Madagascar.
1978, 4 May
South African forces are involved in cross border attacks on South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) guerrillas in Angola.
1980, 4 May
Nine people are killed at Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) during a stampede to attend mass given by Pope John Paul II.
