1690s in South Africa
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1690
- Settlers started moving beyond the Cape ColonyCape ColonyThe Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
driving off the KhoikhoiKhoikhoiThe Khoikhoi or Khoi, in standardised Khoekhoe/Nama orthography spelled Khoekhoe, are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group, the native people of southwestern Africa, closely related to the Bushmen . They had lived in southern Africa since the 5th century AD...
from the land - Slaves in Stellenbosch attempt unsuccessfully to revolt
- 16 January - Wreck of the Galiot Noord, 24 km west of Cape St. FrancisCape St. FrancisCape St. Francis is a town in South Africa, situated on a headland in the Eastern Cape Province. It is popular for its clean beaches and as a surfing location.The town is home to a Penguin Rescue and Rehabilitation Center as well as the Seal Point Lighthouse....
after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal
1691
- 1 June - Simon van der StelSimon van der StelSimon van der Stel was the last Commander and first Governor of the Cape Colony, the Dutch settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.-Background:...
is elevated to the rank of Governor of the Cape Colony - Dutch Reformed ChurchDutch Reformed ChurchThe Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
es are founded in DrakensteinDrakensteinThe Drakenstein Mountains are part of the Cape Fold Belt and are in the Western Cape province of South Africa; they were named in honour of H.A. van Reede tot Drakenstein who visited the Cape as Commissioner-General in 1685; Drakenstein was the name of his estate in the Netherlands...
and PaarlPaarlPaarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...
1695
- 2 November - A total of 3,000 oak trees are planted in Wynberg following an order by Simon van der Stel
1696
- 30 March - Simon van der Stel appointed a new chief of the KhoikhoiKhoikhoiThe Khoikhoi or Khoi, in standardised Khoekhoe/Nama orthography spelled Khoekhoe, are a historical division of the Khoisan ethnic group, the native people of southwestern Africa, closely related to the Bushmen . They had lived in southern Africa since the 5th century AD...
, naming him Hasdrubal and giving him a brass headed stick bearing the arms of the Dutch East India CompanyDutch East India CompanyThe Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
1698
- 27 May - Many are killed following the grounding of the ship Gravenstein at Roodestrand near Camps BayCamps BayCamps Bay is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. In summer it attracts a large number of foreign visitors as well as South Africans looking for a beach holiday. It is renowned for its white sandy beaches fringed by palm trees and has a trendy nightlife.-History:The first residents of...
1699
- 11 February- Willem Adriaan van der StelWillem Adriaan van der StelWillem Adriaan van der Stel was appointed as extraordinary Council of the Dutch Indies, and Governor of the Cape Colony, a way station for the Dutch East India Company , from January 23, 1699 to 1707...
, son of Simon van del Stel, is appointed Governor of the Cape Colony