1873 in South Africa

1873 in South Africa

"See also:"
1872 in South Africa,
other events of 1873,
1874 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* Griqualand West is established as a British colony
** The first telephone exchange in South Africa is introduced in Port Elizabeth [incorrectly dated]
* 1 May - The use of Dutch is officially allowed in the Cape Colony's parliament
* 14 May - The Ohrigstad area in the Lydenburg district of Transvaal is proclaimed as a public gold field after the discovery of gold in the Selati River
* 5 June - New Rush is renamed Kimberley

Births

* 13 August - Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, playwright, poet, journalist, politician and author of the old South African's anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", is born near Ladismith in the Cape Colony
* 20 August - William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music, is born in St Albans, southern Hertfordshire, England
* 10 September - Daniël de Waal, judge president of the Transvaal, is born in Stellenbosch

Deaths

* 1 May - David Livingstone is found dead on his knees beside his bed at Lake Bangweolo, Zambia


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