1866 in South Africa

	1866 in South Africa
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Years in South Africa

Events

March

• 1 – Stellenbosch Gymnasium is opened, later to be renamed Stellenbosch University.

Unknown date

• India officially stops sending Indian labourers to Natal.
• Erasmus Jacobs discovers a 21.25 carats (4.250 g) diamond near Hopetown on the banks of the Orange River.

Births

• 3 April – James Barry Munnik Hertzog, Prime Minister of South Africa, is born near Wellington in the Cape Colony.

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