1690s in South Africa

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List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during the 1690s in South Africa.

## Events

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### 1690

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* Settlers started moving beyond the Cape Colony driving off the Khoikhoi from the land
* Slaves in Stellenbosch attempt unsuccessfully to revolt
* 16 January - Wreck of the Galiot Noord, 24 km west of Cape St. Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal

### 1691

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* 1 June - Simon van der Stel is elevated to the rank of Governor of the Cape Colony
* Dutch Reformed Churches are founded in Drakenstein and Paarl

### 1693

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* The road to Hout Bay via Constantia Nek in the Cape Colony is completed

### 1695

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* 2 November - A total of 3,000 oak trees are planted in Wynberg following an order by Simon van der Stel

### 1696

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* 30 March - Simon van der Stel appointed a new chief of the Khoikhoi, naming him Hasdrubal and giving him a brass headed stick bearing the arms of the Dutch East India Company[citation needed]

### 1698

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* 27 May - Many are killed following the grounding of the ship Gravenstein at Roodestrand near Camps Bay

### 1699

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* 11 February- Willem Adriaan van der Stel, son of Simon van del Stel, is appointed Governor of the Cape Colony
* The Dutch East India Company galleon, the Wesel is dispatched to find the Prince Edward Islands but could not find them[1]

## Births

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## References

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1. ^ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia. ISBN 9781576074220.

See Years in South Africa for list of References