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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Use South African English|date=November 2013}}{{Year in South Africa|1935}}The following lists events that happened during 1935 in South Africa. Incumbents- Monarch: King George V.
- Governor-General and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: The Earl of Claredon.
- Prime Minister: James Barry Munnik Hertzog.
- Chief Justice: John Wessels.
Events- February
- 1 – The South African Airways takes over the South West African Airways which has been providing a weekly airmail service between Windhoek and Kimberley since 1932.
- Unknown date
- Cape Town begins to reclaim 480 acres (1.9 km²) of land on the Foreshore.
Births- 5 March – Durant Sihlali, artist, in Germiston. (d. 2004)
- 22 April – Mac Maharaj, political activist, in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal.
- 29 April – Tom van Vollenhoven, Springbok rugby player.
- 29 May – André P. Brink, ‘’Sestiger’’ author, in Vrede. (d. 2015)
Deaths- 28 March – Tielman Roos, politician and Minister of Justice. (b. 1879)
- 2 November – Jock Cameron, South African cricketer. (b. 1905)
- 20 May – Nontetha, Xhosa prophet
RailwaysRailway lines opened- 19 October – Transvaal – Springs to Kaydale, {{convert|19|mi|68|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[1]
LocomotivesFour new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR), all with rotary cam poppet valve gear: - The first of forty-four Class 15E 4-8-2 Mountain type locomotives.[2]
- Six Class 16E {{nowrap|4-6-2}} Pacific type passenger steam locomotives.[2][3]
- Fifty Class 19C {{nowrap|4-8-2}} Mountain type locomotives.[2][3]
- A single experimental Class 20 {{nowrap|2-10-2}} Santa Fe type locomotive.[2][3][4]
SportsCricket- 2 July – The South African cricket team wins its first test cricket match against the English cricket team at Lord's Cricket Ground.
References1. ^Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 190, ref. no. 200954-13 2. ^1 2 3 {{Paxton-Bourne|pages=62–63, 67-74}} 3. ^1 2 {{Holland-Vol 2|pages=68–72, 107}} 4. ^{{Durrant-Twilight|pages=3-64}}
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