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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1833 | - 1833—1839:
SA - Approximately 750 juveniles brought to the Cape as apprentices.
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| 2 | 1838 | - 1838—1838:
SA - Russell Road (Hyman's Kloof) Cemetery established in Port Elizabeth. Pietermaritzburg founded in 1838. Boers found Republic of Natal.
- Feb 1838—1838:
SA - Piet Retief and his people are murdered by Dingaan's soldiers at Dingaan's kraal and Weenen.
- 28 Jun 1838—28 Jun 1838:
Coronation of Queen Victoria at Westminster Abbey
- 16 Dec 1838—1838:
SA - Battle of Blood River fought between Zulus and Boers.
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| 3 | 1839 | - 1839—1839:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parishes founded in Bredasdorp and Riversdale. Potchefstroom founded.
- 1839—1839:
First Opium War between Britain and China (to 1842) - Britain captures Hong Kong
- 1839—1839:
Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan refines the primitive bicycle adding a
mechanical crank drive to the rear wheel,thus creating the first true 'bicycle' in the modern
Sense
- 1839—1839:
Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber
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| 4 | 1840 | - 1840—1849:
SA - Expansion of commercial wool farmers in Karoo transforms colonial economy. Pedi migrate to work on Cape farms
- 1840—1840:
SA - The Anglican St. Katherine's Church is founded in Uitenhage.
- 1840—1840:
Population Act relating to taking of censuses in Britain
- 1840—1840:
Last convicts landed in NSW (some say 1842 or 1849, but these probably landed
elsewhere)
- 10 Jan 1840—10 Jan 1840:
Uniform Penny Postage introduced nationally
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| 5 | 1841 | - 1841—1841:
SA - Missionary David Livingstone arrives in South Africa - proceeds to Kuruman before journeying through Central Africa
- 1841—1841:
SA - Circa 1841, the Methodist Church founded in Port Elizabeth. Trekkers council set up in Potchefstroom.
- 1841—1841:
Thomas Cook starts package tours
- 10 Feb 1841—10 Feb 1841:
Penny Red replaces Penny Black postage stamp
- 6 Jun 1841—6 Jun 1841:
June 6: First full census in Britain in which all names were recorded (Population 18.5M)
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| 6 | 1842 | - 1842—1842:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parish founded in Prince Albert. Dick King's ride from Durban to Grahamstown.
- 1842—1843:
SA - War between the British and the Boers in Natal.
- 1842—1842:
Income Tax reintroduced in Britain
- 30 Mar 1842—30 Mar 1842:
Ether used as an anesthetic for the first time (by Dr Crawford Long in America)
- 29 Aug 1842—29 Aug 1842:
Treaty of Nanking - End of First Opium War - Britain gains Hong Kong
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| 7 | 1843 | - 1843—1843:
SA - Natal annexed as a British Colony.
- 1843—1843:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parish founded in Richmond.
- 1843—1843:
First Christmas card in England
- 27 May 1843—27 May 1843:
The Great Hall of Euston station opened in London
- 19 Jul 1843—19 Jul 1843:
Brunel's 'Great Britain' launched
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| 8 | 1844 | - 1844—1844:
SA - Access to land is changed from leasehold to free hold
- 1844—1844:
SA - Victoria West established
- Apr 1844—1844:
SA - Boers from Natal settle at Potchefstroom, after crossing the Drakensberg Mountains. Hendrik Potgieter settles at Delagoa Bay.
- 6 Jun 1844—6 Jun 1844:
YMCA founded in London by Sir George Williams
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| 9 | 1845 | - 1845—1845:
SA - Mothibi of Tlhaping dies
- 1845—1845:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parish founded at Mossel Bay. Ohrigstad founded. Natal becomes autonomous district of Cape Colony.
- 1845—1845:
SA - Battle of Zwartkoppies.
- 1845—1845:
Tarmac laid for first time (in Nottingham)
- 17 Mar 1845—17 Mar 1845:
The rubber band patented by Stephen Perry
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| 10 | 1846 | - 1846—1854:
SA - Orange River Sovereignty
- 1846—1846:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parish founded in Burgersdorp. Bloemfontein founded.
- 1846—1848:
SA - Seventh Frontier War between Xhosa and whites, this war was also known as the War of the Axe.
- 1846—1847:
SA - Approximately 103 settlers arrive in Port Elizabeth from war-torn Buenos Aires, Argentinia.
- 10 Sep 1846—10 Sep 1846:
The sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe
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| 11 | 1847 | - 1847—1847:
SA - Colonial boundary extended to Orange River
- 1847—1847:
SA - Rhenish Missionary Christoph Alheit moves to Schietfontein (Carnarvon)
- 1847—1847:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parish founded in Calvinia. Opening of Montagu Pass. Sugar cane plantations started in Natal. East London founded. Districts of Victoria East and British Kaffraria annexed as part of the Cape Colony.
- 1847—1847:
US Mormons make Salt Lake City their centre
- Jan 1847—Jan 1847:
An anesthetic used for the first time in England (James Simpson used ether to numb the pain of labour)
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| 12 | 1848 | - 1848—1848:
SA - Boers cross the Vaal River. Orange River Sovereignty established. Battle of Boomplaats.
- 1848—1848:
SA - Dutch Reformed Church parish founded in Napier. Soutpansberg (later Schoemansdal) founded.
- 1848—1848:
First commercial production of chewing gum
- 24 Jan 1848—24 Jan 1848:
Gold found at Sutter's Mill, California - starts the California gold rush
- 23 Mar 1848—1848:
SA - Approximately 163 German settlers, known as the Bergthiel Settlers, arrive in Natal.
- 11 Jul 1848—11 Jul 1848:
Waterloo railway station in London opens
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| 13 | 1849 | - 1849—1849:
SA - Circa 1849 the first Jewish Congregation founded in Cape Town.
- 1849—1850:
SA - The Byrne Settlers arrive in Natal.
- 1849—1849:
Florin (2 shilling coin) introduced as the first step to decimalisation - which finally
occurred in 1971!
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| 14 | 1850 | - 1850—1859:
SA - First Afrikaans book written by an imam (Muslim prayer leader) of slave descent
- 1850—1850:
SA - Wesleyan Settlers arrive in Natal. Dutch Reformed Church parish founded in Namaqualand.
- 1850—1853:
SA - Eighth Frontier War.
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| 15 | 1851 | - 1851—1851:
SA - Sugar first produced from cane in Natal.
- 1851—1851:
Gold discovered in Australia
- 1 May 1851—1 May 1851:
Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations ('Crystal Palace' exhibition) opened in Hyde Park
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