1840s in Zimbabwe
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Dr. David Livingstone
, exploring the interior of Africa, arrived at Lake Ngami
in present-day Botswana
on 3 August 1849.
David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
, exploring the interior of Africa, arrived at Lake Ngami
Lake Ngami
Lake Ngami is an endorheic lake in Botswana north of the Kalahari Desert. It is seasonally filled by the Taughe River an affluent of the Okavango River system flowing out of the western side of the Okavango Delta. It is one of the fragmented remnants of the ancient Lake Makgadikgadi...
in present-day Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
on 3 August 1849.
Births
- Mapondera, militant, is born into the Rozvi Negomo dynasty
- 1848 - Archibald Ross Colquhoun,Resident Commissioner of MashonalandMashonalandMashonaland is a region in northern Zimbabwe. It is the home of the Shona people.Currently, Mashonaland is divided into three provinces, with a total population of about 3 million:* Mashonaland West* Mashonaland Central* Mashonaland East...
from June 1890 to September 1891
See also
- 1830s in Zimbabwe
- other events of 1840s1840s- Wars :*Mexican-American War was fought between Mexico and the United States of America. The latter emerged victorious and gained undisputed control over Texas while annexing portions of Arizona, California and New Mexico....
- 1850s in Zimbabwe1850s in Zimbabwe-Births:*28 November 1851 - Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, administrator, is born at St James's Palace*1852 - Philip Lyttleton Gell, 3rd Chairman of British South Africa Company*9 February 1853 - Leander Starr Jameson, statesman, is born at Stranraer, Scotland...
and the - Timeline of Zimbabwe historyTimeline of Zimbabwe history-The Conquests:*1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s*1700s - 1710s - 1720s - 1730s - 1740s - 1750s - 1760s - 1770s - 1780s - 1790s*1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s...