1852 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1852 in South Africa.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 17 January – The South African Republic is established with the signing of the Sand River Convention
February[edit]
- 26 February – The British troopship, HMS Birkenhead is wrecked near Gansbaai, Western Cape
March[edit]
- 16 March – Voortrekker leaders, Andries Pretorius and Hendrik Potgieter reconcile
Unknown date[edit]
- Copper mining begins at Springbokfontein
Deaths[edit]
- 25 June – Ludwig Heinrich Beil, musician and botanist, dies in Keurbooms River near Plettenberg Bay
- 16 December – Hendrik Potgieter, (59), Voortrekker leader, dies in Zoutpansbergdorp
References[edit]
See Years in South Africa for list of References