Dag vriende QUICKQUIP:-" If you only read the books that everyone else is reading , you can only think what everyone else is thinking." - Haruki MURAKAMI Japanese writer. ON THIS DAY:-1305:- William WALLACE, who led the Scottish resistance against England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and taken to London where he is put on trail and then hung, drawn and quartered. 1620:- The Mayflower leaves England, carrying would -be-settlers, on his first attempt to reach North America, but is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship springs a leak. 1775:- The San Carlos, a Spanish ship is the first to enter San Francisco Bay. 1816:- The British Admirality dismisses Francis RONALD'S invention of the electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary". 1858:- Cyrus FIELD and others complete the foirst transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month. DEATHS:-PHNOM PENH:- CHEA Nuon -chief ideologue of the communist Khmer Rouge regime died 4 Aug 2019 at age 93. He was serving life term in prison -AP. TOW TRUCK OWNER SLAIN:-MAKHAYE Nkosi + 3 Aug 2019 at Cato Crest. He was gunned down. - Se-Ann RALL. U-DREAM PROJECT DIRECTORS DIE - PLANE CRASH:- WERNER Des & Werner FRONEMAN + 3 Aug 2019 in small plane crash in Tanzania . - Nicola DANIELS and ANA. MEMORIAM:-SYLVESTER nee CONRADIE Lesley-Anne (Bim). Gone 20 years now . We miss you from Mom, Desiree, Hayden , Murray and families. Gegroet uit Durban Rita Quebbemann.