1867 in South Africa

	1867 in South Africa
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List of years in South Africa

Events

Unknown date

• A 21 carats (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.
• Florence Fuller, South African artist.

Railways

Railway lines opened

• 4 April – Natal – Durban to Umgeni, 3 miles (4.8 kilometres).^[1]

References

1. Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 181, ref. no. 200954-13