1866 in South Africa
List of events
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The following lists events that happened during 1866 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: Sir John Bisset (acting).
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (until 21 October).[2]
- State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (from 22 October).[2]
Events
- March
- 1 – Stellenbosch Gymnasium is opened, later to be renamed Stellenbosch University.
- October
- 22 – The office of State President of the South African Republic is created by constitutional amendment approved at a session of the Volksraad.[2]
- Unknown date
- India officially stops sending Indian labourers to Natal.
- Erasmus Jacobs discovers the 21.25 carats (4.250 g) Eureka Diamond near Hopetown on the banks of the Orange River in the Cape of Good Hope.
Births
- 3 April – J.B.M. Hertzog, Boer General and 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa. (d. 1942)
Deaths
References
- ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ^ a b c Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
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1866 in Africa
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