1847 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1847 in South Africa.
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Events
- The Cape Colony's boundary is extended to Orange River and the districts of Victoria East and British Kaffraria are annexed
- The Montagu Pass is opened
- Sugar cane plantations are started in Natal
- The settlement of East London is established
- Robert Gray is ordained as the first Bishop of Cape Town in Westminster Abbey, London
Births
- 9 July - Henrietta Stockdale, pioneer of nursing in the Cape Colony, is born in Nottinghamshire, England
- 22 October - Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey, Boer general, is born near Winburg, Free State
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References
See Years in South Africa for list of References
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