1865 in South Africa

← 1864 1863 1862 1865 in South Africa → 1866 1867 1868
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1865 in South Africa.

Incumbents

• Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
• Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal:
  • John Maclean (until 25 July).
  • Sir John Thomas (acting from 26 July to 25 August).
  • Sir John Bisset (acting from 26 August).
• State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
• President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[2]

Events

July

• 26 – Sir John Thomas becomes acting Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.

August

• 26 – Sir John Bisset becomes acting Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.

Date unknown

• Ostriches are domesticated.
• Economic depression hits South Africa.
• War breaks out for the second time between the Orange Free State and Basothos.[3]

Births

• 12 January – Jan F. E. Celliers, poet, writer and dramatist. (d. 1940)
• 20 August – Bernard Tancred, cricketer. (d. 1911)

Deaths

Natal Railway 0-4-0ST "Durban"

• 13 August – Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, second President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic. (b. 1818)
• Date unknown – Louw Wepener, military leader in the Orange Free State. (b. 1812)

Railways

Locomotives

• The Natal Railway Company obtains a 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotive from Kitson and Company. The Natal Railway's second locomotive is named Durban.[4]: 20 

References

1. Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
2. Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
3. "Ladybrand History". craberrycottage.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
4. Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.