Hendrik Verwoerd Assassinated in Cape Town Parliament, September 6, 1966
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, is stabbed to death in Cape Town, South Africa during a parliamentary meeting.
Date: September 6, 1966
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