- 1943 — The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days.
- 1979 — Ugandan President Yusufu Lule is ousted by the National Consultative Council, who appointed lawyer Godfrey Binaisa as the new head of state.
- 1988 — Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy.
- 1991 — Kenya lifts ban on sports links with South Africa after 15 years.
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Commemorates the victims of the 1953 Batepá massacre during Portuguese colonial rule
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Rao luor liel liel luor rao
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Hippopotamus go round the grave the grave go round the hippopotamus.
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Ore tenkiroroto ino naa keitodolu ajo ira enoo loreren ata sii enkishopo inno. tenkiterunoto najo ira oltungani lemayiolo.
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I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner,also from your way of dressing can also tell.at first i knew your are a total stranger to me.
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