1869_in_South_Africa
1869 in South Africa
List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1869 in South Africa.
- September
- 4 – The first rails of the Namaqualand Railway is laid.[3]
- 2 October – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist and politician. (d. 1948)
Main article: deaths in 1869
Further information: Category:1869 deaths
New lines
- Construction begins on the Port Nolloth-O'okiep line.[3]
- Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. p. 8. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.