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South Africa in 1886

Historical records for South Africa in 1886, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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4Events
4Named people
2Places
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Historical records

September

1 September 1886Death of John Charles MoltenoJohn Charles Molteno

Government / Government of South Africa

Death of John Charles Molteno

November

25 November 1886Prime Minister of South AfricaJohn Gordon Sprigg

Government / Government of South Africa

Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, 2nd term

Other Events

1886EducationJan Christian Smuts

Stellenbosch · Warfare / Military

Smuts attends Victoria College, learns High Dutch, German & Ancient Greek & immerses himself in literature, the classics & Bible studies

1886Witwatersrand Gold RushPaulus Kruger

Witwatersrand · Warfare / Boer War, 2nd

Gold discoveries transform the Transvaal and sharpen imperial tension.

Names involved

Jan Christian SmutsJohn Charles MoltenoJohn Gordon SpriggPaulus Kruger

Places involved

StellenboschWitwatersrand

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.