1867 in South Africa

none April 2020 December 2013 1867 The following lists events that happened during 1867 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.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) State President of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) 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) Deaths deaths in 1867 Category:1867 deaths Railways Railway lines opened 4 April – Natal – Durban to Umgeni, 3 mi km 1 off.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 References 30em 1867 in collapsed South Africa Category:Years in South Africa