Richard Francis Burton

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1858

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Richard Francis Burton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Burton and Speke reach Lake Tanganyika

   1858

   Role: Explorer

   1. 113 February 1858 · Lake TanganyikaArrival at Lake Tanganyika

      Burton and Speke arrived at Lake Tanganyika on 13 February 1858, becoming the first Westerners to find the lake.

Sources

1. Richard Francis Burton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04