Events Pre-1600. 153 BC – For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.; 45 BC – The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.; 42 BC – The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.; 193 – The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to …

1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1902nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 902nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 2nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1900s decade. As of the start of 1902, the Gregorian calendar was 13 …

South Africa played its first Test match in cricket in 1889 against England at Port Elizabeth, becoming the third Test nation after England and Australia.This is a list of the men and women who have been the official South African captains in cricket.. South Africa was a founder member of the International Cricket Council in 1909. However, the South African team did not play …

This is a list of South African Test cricketers.The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test cap. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.