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
Railways
Railway lines opened 4 April – Natal – Durban to Umgeni, .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
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