Monarch - King George V, King of South AfricaThe King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the state's existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31 1910 to May 31 1961 when the country became t ( 1910Events January events January 13 The first live musical radio program. Lee De Forest broadcasts a live performance of Enrico Caruso from the Metropolitan Opera. January 26 ? Seine floods in Paris. February events February 8 The Boy Scouts of America is in- 1936Events January-February January 15 The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, Ohio, for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. January 20 Death of George V of the United Kingdom. His son Edward VIII succeedes him as King of th)
Governor-General - Viscount Buxton, Governor-General of South Africa ( 1914Events January 4 77 seal hunters freeze to death on ice near Labrador January 5 Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor February 13 Copyright: In New York City the ASCAP (for American Society of Compos- 1920)
Prime Minister -
Louis BothaLouis Botha ( 1862- 1919) was an Afrikaaner and first Prime Minister of the modern South African state, then called the Union of South Africa. He became a member of the parliament of Transvaal in 1897, representing the district of Vryheid. Two years later, Prime Minister of South Africa1910- 1919)
