1820 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1820 in South Africa.
Events
- The Zulu king Shaka started extending his kingdom, destroying other tribes along the way.
- James Read produced first SeTswana book
- Andries Waterboer was elected the Griqua captain at Griquatown
- 17 March - The first British settlers arrived in Table Bay, Cape Town on the "Nautilus " and the "Chapman"
- 1 May - The "Albury" reaches Cape Town bringing settlers to Albany, South Africa. They arrive in Algoa Bay on 15 May.
- 2 May - "La Belle Alliance" reached Cape Town. She is brought British settlers to Algoa Bay.
- 4000 British settlers started arriving in Algoa Bay (Port Elizabeth), they settled in Grahamstown and along the frontier
- Port Elizabeth named by Sir Rufane Donkin
- The settlement of Worcester established
Births
- Mgolombane Sandile, a Xhosa nation (Rarabe) chief born in the Ciskei region
References
See Years in South Africa for list of references
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