1914 in South Africa
Encyclopedia : 1 : 19 : 191 : 1914 in South Africa
See also: 1913 in South Africa, other events of 1914, 1915 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
Events
- South Africa declares war on Germany
- The National Party is formed in Bloemfontein
- The Clan Stuart, a steamship is blown ashore between Glencairn and Simonstown in the Cape Province
- Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton is appointed the 2nd Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
- The Kimberley mine or "Big Hole" is closed
- 8 January - A railway strike is declared in the Transvaal and Orange Free State
- 23 April - The Afrikaans language receives official recognition when Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven addresses the English caucus of the Cape Provincial Council
Births
Deaths
- 15 September - General Koos de la Rey, a former commander in the Boer War, was shot dead after failed to stop at a police roadblock
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.