1864 in South Africa

	1864 in South Africa
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Years in South Africa

Events

• The Republic of New Scotland is set up in what is now the Amsterdam region in Mpumalanga
• Bloemhof is founded on the banks of the Vaal River when diamonds are discovered in the area
• 2 February - Johannes Henricus Brand is inaugurated as the fourth president of the Orange Free State

Deaths

• 1 February - David Hume, explorer and big-game hunter, dies in Grahamstown at the age of 66

References

See Years in South Africa for list of References