1815 in South Africa

1815 in South Africa

"See also:"
1814 in South Africa,
other events of 1815,
1816 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* Shaka becomes king of the Zulus
* Slagter's Nek Rebellion
* 30 May - The Arniston, a British troop transport East Indiaman, is wrecked at Waenhuiskrans near Cape Agulhas while returning from the British campaigns in Ceylon

Births

* 12 March - Cornelis Moll, founder of the first Natal newspaper De Natalier, is born as the 24th child in Cape Town

Deaths

29 December - Saartjie Baartman, the "Hottentot Venus", dies in Paris.

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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