- 1968 — Equatorial Guinea achieves independence from Spain.
- 2019 — Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first human to break the two-hour marathon barrier.
- 2001 — The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations and Kofi Annan.
- 1916 — Bai T. Moore, a Liberian poet and novelist, is born.
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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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