1873 in South Africa
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[edit] Events
- Griqualand West is established as a British colony
- The first telephone exchange in South Africa is introduced in Port Elizabeth[incorrectly dated]
- 1 May - The use of Dutch is officially allowed in the Cape Colony's parliament
- 14 May - The Ohrigstad area in the Lydenburg district of Transvaal is proclaimed as a public gold field after the discovery of gold in the Selati River
- 5 June - New Rush is renamed Kimberley
[edit] Births
- 13 August - Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, playwright, poet, journalist, politician and author of the old South African's anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", is born near Ladismith in the Cape Colony
- 20 August - William Henry Bell, musician, composer and first director of the South African College of Music, is born in St Albans, southern Hertfordshire, England
- 10 September - Daniël de Waal, judge president of the Transvaal, is born in Stellenbosch
[edit] Deaths
- 1 May - David Livingstone is found dead on his knees beside his bed at Lake Bangweolo, Zambia
