1885 in South Africa

1885 in South Africa

"See also:"
1884 in South Africa,
other events of 1885,
1886 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* The railway line from Cape Town to Kimberley was opened
* 26 February - The Berlin Conference ends and the Scramble for Africa starts

Births

* 31 January - Marthinus Johannes de Jong, a landscape painter, is born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Deaths


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