The following lists events that happened during 1815 in South Africa. Events Shaka becomes king of the Zulus Slagter's Nek Rebellion 30 May - The Arniston, a British troop transport East Indiaman, is wrecked at Waenhuiskrans near Cape Agulhas while returning from the British campaigns in Ceylon Births 12 March - Cornelis Moll, founder of the first Natal newspaper De Natalier, is born as the 24th child in Cape Town Deaths 29 December - Saartjie Baartman, the "Hottentot Venus", dies in Paris. References See Years in South Africa for list of References South Africa Years in South Africa