1859 in South Africa
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See also: 1858 in South Africa, other events of 1859, 1860 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- The first railway is started in South Africa. Its route is from Cape Town to Stellenbosch, Paarl and Wellington.
[edit] 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
