The Dutch East India Company imports the first horses into the Cape from Batavia
Jan Danaert leads a horseback expedition from the Cape settlement to the east and reaches what he names the Olifants River
Pieter Everaert leads an unsuccessful horseback expedition from the Cape settlement to the north in an attempt to locate the land of the Namaqua
Pieter Cruythoff is sent out from the Cape settlement to investigate the suitability of the interior for agriculture
7 May - Jan van Riebeeck leaves the Cape on promotion to a position on the Council of Justice in Batavia
9 May - Zacharias Wagenaer succeeds Van Riebeeck as Commander of the Cape
Settler outposts are established in the Hottentots Holland and Saldanha Bay areas
26 August - Isbrand Goske arrives at the Cape as Commissioner, and was instructed to select a site for the Castle of Good Hope
18 August - The first Dutch Reformed Church congregation is founded at the Cape and J. van Arkel is appointed the first minister
Settlements in Saldanha Bay and Vishoek are established
The first Calvinist church built in the Cape
2 January - Work commenced on a fortress, known as the Castle of Good Hope, which replaced the previous wooden fort built by Jan van Riebeeck and his men
24 October - Cornelis van Qualbergen is appointed Commander of the Cape
The first Malays arrive as slaves
Hieronimus Cruse explores the southeast coast as far as Mossel Bay
16 June - Jakob Borghorst is appointed Commander of the Cape
1660 - Lodewijk van Assenburgh, Governor of the Cape Colony, is born
1663 - Johannes Cornelis D'Ablaing, acting Governor of the Cape, is born
1664 - Willem Adriaan van der Stel, Governor of the Cape, is born
1662 - Doman and Autsumao, leaders of the Khoikhoi and interpreters dies
1668 - Zacharias Wagenaer, Commander of the Cape, dies
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