- 1960 — Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins the marathon at the Rome Summer Olympics, becoming the first sub-Saharan African Olympic gold medalist, running barefoot.
- 1974 — Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
- 2000 — Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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Okello okalo kaa ga kala min okello penjo ni ere Kaka okello nyalo kelo kalo ka ga kala
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Okello and his antics
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Nqwenela inhlahla
Break a leg
e.g.
Ndiku nqwenela inhlahla ku intavuyu
en
Break a leg to your interview
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