- 1966 — James Meredith is shot and wounded by sniper James Aubrey Norvell during his March Against Fear in Mississippi; Jack R. Thornell's photograph wins the 1967 Pulitzer Prize in Photography.
- 1882 — Menelik II's Shewan forces defeat the Gojjame army at the Battle of Embabo in Ethiopia, establishing Shewan hegemony south of the Abay River.
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Sir Seretse Khama Day
Commemorates the birth of Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana
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Chuori chuora chuora chuori
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: You husband is my my husband and my husband is your husband.
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