1835 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1835 in South Africa.
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Events
- The Voortrekkers start leaving the Cape Colony in what is called the Great Trek into the interior to escape British domination
- Port Natal is renamed Durban in honor of the Cape Colony Governor, Sir Benjamin d'Urban
Deaths
- 12 February - Hintsa ka Khawuta, chief of Gcaleka of the Xhosa tribe, is shot and killed while trying to escape from capture by the British forces (some sources record the date as 12 May)
gollark: It's bold to call that "logic", really.
gollark: "Actually, 1 + 1 is 9."
gollark: "Your statement is really blunt and leaves no room for debate, we have to consider other possibilities *might* be correct."
gollark: "You once said 'I'm struggling with this differential calculus problem', what makes you qualified to say anything about maths?!?!?"
gollark: "You are an idiot. Al experts know that 1 + 1 = 3."
References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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