1859 in South Africa

	1859 in South Africa
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Years in South Africa

Events

• The first railway is started in South Africa. Its route is from Cape Town to Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington.

Births

• 11 January - John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor,
• 1 May -- Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the South African Republic, is born in Java

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References