1867 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1867 in South Africa.
Incumbents[]
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal:
- Sir John Bisset (acting until 23 May).
- Robert William Keate (from 24 May).
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
- State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[2]
Events[]
- May
- 24 – Robert William Keate is appointed as Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.
- Date unknown
- The South African diamond fields are discovered.
Births[]
- 26 March – Sir Arnold Theiler, founder of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute. (d. 1936)
- 2 October – James Stevenson-Hamilton, first warden of the Kruger National Park. (d. 1957)
- Date unknown – Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist. (d. 1946)
Deaths[]
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Railways[]
Railway lines opened[]
References[]
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 181, ref. no. 200954-13
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