1863 in South Africa
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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 Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State:
- Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (until 17 June).[1]
- Jacobus Johannes Venter (acting from 20 June).[1][2]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: W.C. Janse van Rensburg (acting until instated).[3]
Events
- March
- 18 â Joseph Allison becomes acting State President of the Orange Free State until 17 June during the absence of M.W. Pretorius.[2]
- April
- 1 â The Cape Town and Green Point Tramway Company commences with the first horse-drawn trams in Cape Town from the foot of Adderley Street and out along Somerset Road to Green Point.
- June
- 17 â M.W. Pretorius resigns as State President of the Orange Free State.
- 20 â Jacobus Johannes Venter becomes acting State President of the Orange Free State.[2]
- October
- 23 â Acting President Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg becomes President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic.[3]
- November
- 4 â The Cape Town-Wellington railway is officially inaugurated.[4][5]
Births
Deaths
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 4 November â Cape Western â Stellenbosch to Wellington, 27 miles (43.5 kilometres).[6]