1870 in South Africa

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See also: 1869 in South Africa, other events of 1870, 1871 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

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Events

• The construction of Alfred Dock is completed Table Bay, Cape Town

Births

• 24 May - Jan Christiaan Smuts, a South African statesman and soldier is born near Riebeeck West, in the Cape Colony

Deaths

• 11 March - King Moshoeshoe, seen as the father of the Basotho people and for creating Lesotho dies

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