1841 in South Africa

1841 in South Africa

"See also:"
1840 in South Africa,
other events of 1841,
1842 in South Africa and the
Timeline of South African history.

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Events

* Missionary David Livingstone arrives in the Cape Colony and proceeds to Kuruman before journeying through Central Africa.
* Voortrekkers set up a council in Potchefstroom

Deaths

* 1 May - Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony who supervised the arrival and settling of the British settlers and who founded Port Elizabeth, dies in Southampton, England

References

See Timeline of South African history for list of References


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