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The following lists events that happened during
1852
Events
January–March
* January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic.
* January 15 – Nine men representing various Jewish charitable organizations come tog ...
in
South Africa.
Events
January
* 17 January – The
South African Republic is established with the signing of the Sand River Convention
February
* 26 February – The
British troopship, is wrecked near
Gansbaai,
Western Cape
March
* 16 March –
Voortrekker leaders,
Andries Pretorius and
Hendrik Potgieter reconcile
Unknown date
*
Copper mining begins at
Springbokfontein
Deaths
* 25 June –
Ludwig Heinrich Beil,
musician
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...
and
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
, dies in Keurbooms River near
Plettenberg Bay
* 16 December –
Hendrik Potgieter, (59),
Voortrekker leader, dies in
Zoutpansbergdorp
Schoemansdal ( Dutch for ''Schoeman's dale''; at first Oude Dorp and Zoutpansbergdorp) was a settlement situated 16 km west of Louis Trichardt (Makhado), which had its origins during the Great Trek. It existed from 1848 to 1867, and functi ...
References
See
Years in South Africa for list of References
Years in South Africa
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