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1859 In South Africa

1858 In South Africa ,
Other Events Of 1859 ,
1860 In South Africa and the
Timeline Of South African History .

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

DEATHS