1882 in South Africa

1882 in South Africa

"See also:"
1881 in South Africa,
other events of 1882,
1883 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

May

* 9 May - Paul Kruger becomes President of South African Republic
* 28 May - Two ships, the "Agnes" (94 tonne) and the "Christina" (196 tonne), run ashore at Plettenberg Bay

July

* 26 July - The Stellaland republic is declared

eptember

* 2 September - Kimberley becomes the first town in the southern hemisphere to install electric street lighting.

Unknown date

* The Dutch language is once again admitted as an official language alongside English in the Cape Colony
* The Goshen republic is declared

Births

* 24 February - Jan Gysbert Hugo Bosman (aka Bosman de Ravelli), concert pianist and composer, is born in Piketberg

Deaths


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