1873 in South Africa
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See also: 1872 in South Africa, other events of 1873, 1874 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
- Griqualand West is established as a British colony
- * The first telephone exchange in South Africa is introduced in Port Elizabeth
- 1 May - The use of Dutch is officially allowed in the Cape Colony's parliament
- 14 May - The Ohrigstad area in the Lydenburg district of Transvaal is proclaimed as a public gold field after the discovery of gold in the Selati River
- 5 June - New Rush is renamed Kimberley
Births
- 13 August - Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, playwright, poet, journalist, politician and author of the old South African's anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", is born near Ladismith in the Cape Colony
- 10 September - Daniël de Waal, judge president of the Transvaal, is born in Stellenbosch
Deaths
- 1 May - David Livingstone is found dead on his knees beside his bed at Lake Bangweolo, Zambia
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