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March 19 in Scottish History

On this day in 1813, Dr.David Livingstone, the famous Scottish missionary and explorer, was born. Livingstone, from Blantyre, became well-known for his exploration of central and southern Africa. He was the first European to see the Victoria Falls in present-day Zimbabwe. The whereabouts of Livingstone became the subject of the famous search by American journalist Henry Morton Stanley.

19 March 1721 saw the birth of Tobias Smollett, the novelist and playwright. Smollett is most famous for his picaresque works such as 'The Adventures of Roderick Random' and 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle'. He was also a noted satirist and as famous for his tendency to fall out with collaborators as for his written work.