1867 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1867 in South Africa.

← 1866 1865 1864 1867 in South Africa → 1868 1869 1870
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	List of years 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 until 23 May).
  • Robert William Keate (from 24 May).
• State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
• State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[2]

Events

May

• 24 – Robert William Keate is appointed as Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.

Date unknown

• The South African diamond fields are discovered.

Births

• 26 March – Sir Arnold Theiler, founder of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute. (d. 1936)
• 2 October – James Stevenson-Hamilton, first warden of the Kruger National Park. (d. 1957)
• Date unknown – Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist. (d. 1946)

Railways

Railway lines opened

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

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. Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
3. 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