Biography:Popular national hero of 19th century Victorian Britain, Livingstone had a mythic status - missionary martyr, scientific investigator and explorer, imperial reformer, anti-slavery crusader, and advocate of commercial empire.
His meeting with H. M. Stanley on November 10, 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation "Doctor Livingstone, I presume?"
Born:March 19, 1813 Birthplace:Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Star Sign:Pisces
Died:May 1, 1873 (aged 60) Cause of Death: Allegedly malaria and internal bleeding caused by dysentery
1845-01-02 Explorer and medical missionary David Livingstone (31) weds Mary Moffat
Historical Events
1855-11-17 David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls, in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe
1859-09-16 British explorer David Livingstone is the first European to sight Lake Nyasa - now forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique
1867-07-09 An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer)
1871-11-10Henry Morton Stanley encounters David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, with the immortal words 'Dr Livingstone, I presume?'
1874-04-16 Dr David Livingstone's body arrives in Southampton
1874-04-18 David Livingstone, African explorer, buried in Westminster Abbey
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