1864 in South Africa

1864 in South Africa

"See also:"
1863 in South Africa,
other events of 1864,
1865 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* The Republic of New Scotland is set up in what is now the Amsterdam region in Mpumalanga
* Bloemhof is founded on the banks of the Vaal River when diamonds are discovered in the area
* 2 February - Johannes Henricus Brand is inaugurated as the fourth president of the Orange Free State

Deaths

* 1 February - David Hume, explorer and big-game hunter, dies in Grahamstown at the age of 66

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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