The following lists events that happened in 1663 in South Africa.
Incumbents
Commander of the Cape Colony - Zacharias Wagenaar
Events
The Maerseveen, a 1210-ton VOC ship, departs Texel in the Netherlands. It leaves Table Bay after a 10-day stay, heading on to Batavia. Two islands, Dina and Maerseveen, are discovered by the Maerseveen. A second school opens for colonists' children, taught by church clerk Ernestus Back. European settlement established at Saldanha Bay. Hieronymous Cruse joins Jonas de la Guerre’s failed expedition to find an overland route to the Orange River. The Royal African Company Charter renews its monopoly on trade, with new investors including Queen Catherine and John Locke. The RAC takes control of key trading posts including Cormantin, and capture Dutch settlements in Africa.
Deaths
Autsumao, interpreter & Goringhaikona chief. Doman, interpreter and Khoikhoi chief. Roelof de Man, Dutch colonial administrator.
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