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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1871 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Events
- October
- November
- Unknown date
Births
- 9 January –
Eugène Marais, lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer. (d. 1936)
- 7 April –
Charlotte Maxeke, religious leader, social worker and political activist. (d. 1939)
Deaths
Railways
Railway lines opened
- 18 February – Namaqualand –
Port Nolloth to Muishondfontein, 44 miles 40 chains (71.6 kilometres).
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Locomotives
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