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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[edit] Events
[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