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15th century in South Africa
See also: other events of the 15th century, 16th century in South Africa, and the Timeline of South African history.
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Events
1480s
- 12 March 1488 - Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese navigator, lands at what is to become Mossel Bay in the Western Cape Province and erects the first stone cross on the South African coast
1490s
- 1497 - Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese navigator, discovers the sea route to India around the Cape of Good Hope
- 25 December 1497 - Vasco da Gama anchored at present day Durban and named it "Rio De Natal"
Births
Deaths
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