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July
16

Today in African History

Historical Events

5
  • Haile Selassie
    🏛️ 1931
    The first written Constitution of Ethiopia goes into effect under Emperor Haile Selassie.
  • 📈 2010 The East African Submarine Cable System goes into operation linking Sudan with South Africa,  with landing points in nine countries and is connected to at least ten landlocked countries.
  • Vivian Cheruiyot
    🔬 2010
    Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot wins the women’s 5000m race in the IAAF Diamond League.
  • Vivian Cheruiyot
    🎭 2010 🇰🇪 Kenya
    Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot wins the women’s 5000m race in the IAAF Diamond League.
  • Vivian Cheruiyot
    🎭 2010 🇰🇪 Kenya
    Kenyan athlete Vivian Cheruiyot wins the women’s 5000m race in the IAAF Diamond League.

Famous Births

1
  • Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
    1990
    Wizkid(Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun), a Nigerian rapper, is born.

Famous Deaths

1
  • 🕯️ 2008 Over thirty people are killed and over forty injured after a train crash near Marsa Matruh, Egypt. 

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