Key Dates in the Life of David Livingstone

• 19 March 1813, David Livingstone born in Blantyre, Scotland.
• 1823, begins work in Monteith and Company Cotton Mill.
• 1838, accepted by the London Missionary Society (LMS) for work in China.
• 1839, the Opium War erupts, closing China to Missions until 1842.
• 1840, meeting with Robert Moffat in London persuades David Livingstone to serve in Africa.
• November 1840, David Livingstone qualifies as a doctor.
• 20 November 1840, he is ordained as a Minster of the Gospel.
• 8 December 1840, sails for South Africa.

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