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The following lists events that happened during
1835
Events
January–March
* January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist.
* January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history.
...
in
South Africa.
Events
* The
Voortrekkers start leaving the
Cape Colony in what is called the
Great Trek into the interior to escape
British domination
* Port Natal is renamed
Durban in honor of the
Cape Colony Governor, Sir
Benjamin d'Urban
Deaths
* 12 February -
Hintsa ka Khawuta
Hintsa ka Khawuta (1780 – 12 May 1835), also known as ''Great'' or ''King Hintsa'', was the king of the Xhosa Kingdom, founded by his great ancestor, King Tshawe. He ruled from 1820 until his death in 1835. The Xhosa Kingdom, at its peak, durin ...
, chief of
Gcaleka
The Gcaleka House is the Great house of the Xhosa Kingdom in what is now the Eastern Cape. Its royal palace is in the former Transkei and its counterpart in the former Ciskei is the Rharhabe, which is the right hand house of Phalo.
The Gcaleka H ...
of the
Xhosa tribe, is shot and killed while ''trying to escape'' from capture by the British forces (some sources record the date as 12 May)
References
See
Years in South Africa for list of References
South Africa
Years in South Africa
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