1859 in South Africa

1859 in South Africa

"See also:"
1858 in South Africa,
other events of 1859,
1860 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* The first railway is started in South Africa. Its route is from Cape Town to Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington.

Births

* 11 January - John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor,
* 1 May -- Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the South African Republic, is born in Java

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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