January

• 17 January - The South African Republic
  South African Republic
  The South African Republic , often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. Not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa, it occupied the area later known as the South African...
  
   is established with the signing of the Sand River Convention

February

• 26 February - The British
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   troopship, HMS Birkenhead
  HMS Birkenhead (1845)
  HMS Birkenhead, also referred to as HM Troopship Birkenhead or steam frigate Birkenhead, was one of the first iron-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy...
  
  is wrecked near Gansbaai
  Gansbaai, Western Cape
  Gansbaai is a fishing village and popular tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa...
  
  , Western Cape
  Western Cape
  The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
  
  

March

• 16 March - Voortrekker leaders, Andries Pretorius
  Andries Pretorius
  Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius was a leader of the Boers who was instrumental in the creation of the Transvaal Republic, as well as the earlier but short-lived Natalia Republic, in present-day South Africa....
  
   and Hendrik Potgieter reconcil

Deaths

• 25 June - Ludwig Heinrich Beil, musician
  Musician
  A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
  
   and botanist, dies in Keurbooms River near Plettenberg Bay
  Plettenberg Bay
  Plettenberg Bay, nicknamed Plet or Plett, is the primary town of the Bitou Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of the census of 2001, there were 29149 population...