Dag vriende QUICKQUIP:-" Aboy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty and the importance of turning around three times before lying down." - Robert BENCHLEY. ON THIS DAY:-1141:-Empress Matilda's reign as ' Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of 'King of England'. 1520:- The Strait of Magellan, south of South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by Ferdinand MAGELLAN during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. 1570:- All Saints Flood , a tidal wave in the North Sea, devastated the coast from Holland to Jutland; killing more than 1 000 people . 1755:- In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by massive earthquake and tsunami, which kills 60 000 and 90 000 people. 1893:- The decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the First Matabele War in Zimbabwe. Lobengula's Matabele warriors carried out a frontal assault on the British forces, demonstrating their courage. They had 80 000 spearmen and 20 000 riflemen against fewer than 700 British soldiers, but the Ndebele warriors were no match for the British Maxim guns. DEATHS:-CAIRO:- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a weekend raid by US forces in North Western Syria. He was the Islamic State militant leader. BREYTENBACH Gerrit Diederick (Dee) 11 May 1950 - 26 Oct 2019. From your Fatcat and Bjornie. MARTIN Cheryl Elizabeth 16 July 1950 -26 Oct 2019. Mother and grandmother and great-grandmother. Funeral Service at St Joswph Catholic Church on 1 Nov 2019 at 12:00 noon. VAN VOORST Dawn Yvette 24 Dec 1940 - 22 Oct 2019 x Graham. Mother to Debbie, Tammy, Kim and Bruce. Grandmother to Kaylee-Jane, Sydney, Georgia, Brooklyn. Great-grandmother to Xent. Mother-in-law to Lee Anne and Graeme. VORSTER Maartin Hendrik . Memorial Service will be held at Durban South Baptist Church Glenwood on 2 Nov 2019 at 11:00am . - SHANLEY'S 031 2057644. WICKS Raymond Leslie + 29 Oct 2019. Brother, father, grandfather. Memorial Service at Kaersney College Chapel, Botha's Hill on 4 Nov 2019 at 14:00pm. - OAKLEIGH 031 2059959. Gegroet uit Durban Mooi sonskyn dag met ligte wind vir nou . Rita Quebbemann.