- 1799 — Tekle Giyorgis I begins his first of six reigns as Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 1956 — Thomas N'Kono, a Cameroonian football player, is born.
- 1961 — French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
- 1965 — Abdourahman Waberi, a Djiboutian writer, is born.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
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Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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