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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Year in South Africa The following lists events that happened during 1859 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey.[1][2]
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State:
- Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff (until 5 September).[3]
- Esaias Reynier Snijman (acting from 6 September).[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[4]
Events
September
- 6 – Esaias Reynier Snijman becomes the acting State President of the Orange Free State.[3]
- 8 – The first railway locomotive in South Africa is brought ashore in Cape Town.[5]
Births
- 11 January – John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor. (d. 1921)
- 1 May – Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the South African Republic. (d. 1940)
Deaths
May
- 31 May – Henry Clifford de Meillon, painter (born c. 1800)[6]
Railways
Railway lines
- Construction begins on the Cape Town-Wellington Railway.[7]
Locomotives
- 8 September – A small 0-4-0 tank steam locomotive is landed in Cape Town, to be used during construction of the first railway in South Africa.[5]
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Africa topic
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ World Statesmen: Botswana (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)Шаблон:Dead link
- ↑ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Holland-Vol 1
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978.
