1750s in South Africa

Events

1750

• 30 March - Ryk Tulbagh is appointed Governor of the Cape Colony

  1754

• A population count shows that there were 5,510 Europeans and 6,279 slaves in the Cape Colony

  1755

• The foundation stone of Old Town House in Cape Town is laid
• 1 May - A Smallpox epidemic breaks out at the Cape Colony. A total of 2,372 people die