Historical Events
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At age 16, Mwanga II is installed as the 31st Kabaka to rule the Buganda people. - 1998 A pipeline explosion in Nigeria results in the tragic loss of over 200 lives as a fire rages for six days before it is successfully extinguished.
Famous Births
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, is born. -
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, is born.
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Philibert Tsiranana, the first president of Madagascar, is born. -
Paul Ngei, a Kenyan independence leader and politician, is born. -
Paul Ngei born in Kiima Kimwe near Machakos township into the influential lineage of Chief Masaku.
- 1927 Fany Pfumo (Mpfumo), a Mozambican musician, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Dinuzulu ka-Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu, dies.