Historical Events
7- 1638 Cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius. 🇲🇺 Mauritius
- 1936 Italy officially annexes Ethiopia after fall of Addis 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- 1951 Franchise Action Council organizes stay-away in Cape Town, South Africa. 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 1993 South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections. 🇿🇦 South Africa
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Guinea-Bissau's President, João Bernardo Vieira, is ousted in a military coup. - 2013 55 people are killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria. 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- 2021 Appointment of King Misuzulu as King of the Zulu 🇿🇦 South Africa
Famous Deaths
4- 1494 Emperor Eskender of the Ethiopian Empire dies. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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Nigerian nationalist leader Herbert Macaulay dies. - 2002 An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Carthage International Airport, Tunis, killing 14 people. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
- 2018 Mudslides kill 18 people in Rwanda bringing the year's death toll to 200. 🇷🇼 Rwanda