1867 in South Africa

1867 in South Africa

"See also:"
1866 in South Africa,
other events of 1867,
1868 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* A 21 carat (4.2 g) diamond is found near Hopetown

Births

* 26 March - Sir Arnold Theiler, father of the research institute at Onderstepoort, Pretoria, is born in Frick, Switzerland
* 2 July - Andries Abraham Stockenström le Fleur, Griqua leader, is born in Herschel
* 2 October - James Stevenson-Hamilton, the first warden of the Kruger National Park, is born in Scotland

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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