1690s in South Africa

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See also: 1680s in South Africa, other events of the 1690s, 1700s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 1690 1.2 1691 1.3 1693 1.4 1695 1.5 1696 1.6 1698 1.7 1699 2 Births 3 Deaths

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[edit] 1690

• Settlers started moving beyond the Cape Colony driving off the Khoikhoi from the land
• Slaves in Stellenbosch attempt unsuccessfully to revolt
• 16 January - Wreck of the Galiot Noord, 24 km west of Cape St. Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal

[edit] 1691

• 1 June - Simon van del Stel is elevated to the rank of Governor of the Cape Colony
• Dutch Reformed Churches are founded in Drakenstein and Paarl

[edit] 1693

• The road to Hout Bay via Constantia Nek in the Cape Colony is completed

[edit] 1695

• 2 November - A total of 3,000 oak trees are planted in Wynberg following an order by Simon van der Stel

[edit] 1696

• 30 March - Simon van der Stel appointed a new chief of the Khoikhoi, naming him Hasdrubal and giving him a brass headed stick bearing the arms of the Dutch East India Company

[edit] 1698

• 27 May - Many are killed following the grounding of the ship Gravenstein at Roodestrand near Camps Bay

[edit] 1699

• 11 February- William Adriaan van der Stel, son of Simon van del Stel, is appointed Governor of the Cape Colony

[edit] Births

• 14 May 1699 - Ryk Tulbagh, Governor of the Cape, is born

[edit] Deaths