Historical Events
2- 1993 25 people are killed during a Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match.
- 2011 The global human population reaches seven billion, now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
Famous Births
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Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan anti-colonial revolutionary leader, is born. - 1939 Ali Farka Touré, a Malian musician and instrumentalist, is born.
- 1939 Ali Farka Touré, a Malian musician and instrumentalist, is born. 🇲🇱 Mali
Famous Deaths
1- 1999 EgyptAir Flight 990, travelling from New York City to Cairo, crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on board.