1865 in South Africa

1865 in South Africa

"See also:"
1864 in South Africa,
other events of 1865,
1866 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* Ostriches are domesticated
* Economic depression hits South Africa
* War breaks out for the second time between Orange Free State and Basothos

Births

* 12 January Johannes Francois Elias Cilliers, poet, writer and dramatist, is born

Deaths

* 13 August - Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, the second president of the South African Republic, dies on his farm near Rustenburg at the age of 47

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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