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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Use South African English|date=November 2013}}{{Year in South Africa|1865}}The following lists events that happened during 1865 in South Africa. Incumbents- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir Philip Wodehouse.
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal:
- John Maclean (until 25 July).
- Sir John Thomas (acting from 26 July to 25 August).
- Sir John Bisset (acting from 26 August).
- State President of the Orange Free State: Jan Brand.[1]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[2]
Events- July
- 26 – Sir John Thomas becomes acting Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.
- August
- 26 – Sir John Bisset becomes acting Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal.
- Date unknown
- Ostriches are domesticated.
- Economic depression hits South Africa.
- War breaks out for the second time between the Orange Free State and Basothos.[3]
Births- 12 January – Jan F. E. Celliers, poet, writer and dramatist. (d. 1940)
- 20 August – Bernard Tancred, cricketer. (d. 1911)
Deaths- 13 August – Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg, second President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic. (b. 1818)
- Date unknown – Louw Wepener, military leader in the Orange Free State. (b. 1812)
RailwaysLocomotives- The Natal Railway Company obtains a {{nowrap|0-4-0}} saddle-tank locomotive from Kitson and Company. The Natal Railway’s second locomotive is named Durban.[4]{{rp|20}}
References1. ^Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) 2. ^Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017) 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.cranberrycottage.co.za/site_files/index.asp?parentName=Information%20%26%20Pictures&pid=10&spid=53| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003174847/http://www.cranberrycottage.co.za/site_files/index.asp?parentName=Information%20&%20Pictures&pid=10&spid=53| dead-url=yes| archive-date=2011-10-03| title=Ladybrand History| accessdate=2008-04-11| work=craberrycottage.co.za}} 4. ^{{Holland-Vol 1}}
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