See also: 1863 in South Africa, other events of 1864, 1865 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history.

Events

• The Republic of New Scotland is set up in what is now the Amsterdam region in Mpumalanga
• Bloemhof is founded on the banks of the Vaal River when diamonds are discovered in the area
• 2 February - Johannes Henricus Brand is inaugurated as the fourth president of the Orange Free State

Births

Deaths

• 1 February - David Hume, explorer and big-game hunter, dies in Grahamstown at the age of 66