Death of David Livingstone
1873 · Event
Livingstone dies kneeling by his bed at Chitambo's village while searching for the Nile's source; his servants Chuma and Susi bury his heart under a tree and carry his body a thousand miles to the coast and, eventually, Westminster Abbey.
On these timelines: Age of Exploration, United Kingdom (combined), Sub-Saharan Africa, Scotland, Master
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