The following lists events that happened during the 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 References See Years in South Africa for list of References History of South Africa