- 1831 — Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Virginians is suppressed.
- 1942 — South African jazz singer Letta Mbulu is born.
- 1976 — Botswana introduces its new national currency, the Pula, replacing the South African rand.
- 1994 — Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
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Cheki chali cha chopi chachoma chapo chap chap kwa chochoro.
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Translation: Look at the smart guy quickly roasting chapati in the alley.
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Ndagukunda cyane
I love you so much
e.g.
Ndashaka kukubwira ko ngukunda cyane
en
I want to tell you that I love you so much
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