1871 in South Africa

1871
in
South Africa

Decades:
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1871 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Events

October
November
Unknown date

Births

  • 9 January – Eugène Marais, lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer. (d. 1936)
  • 7 April – Charlotte Maxeke, religious leader, social worker and political activist. (d. 1939)

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened

Namaqualand Railway mule train
  • 18 February – Namaqualand – Port Nolloth to Muishondfontein, 44 miles 40 chains (71.6 kilometres).[3]

Locomotives

References

  1. ^ Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ a b Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. pp. 8–11. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.

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