1817 in South Africa
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See also: 1816 in South Africa, other events of 1817, 1818 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.
[edit] Events
- A Dutch Reformed Church is established in Uitenhage
- Approximately 200 Scottish artisan immigrants are brought to the Cape Colony by Benjamin Moodie among them is David Hume who becomes an explorer and big-game hunter.
[edit] Births
- 8 January - Theophilus Shepstone, British administrator in South Africa is born in Westbury-On-Trym near Bristol, England
