Historical Events
Births
- 1983 - Akite Agnes, a Ugandan comedian, is born in Kampala, Uganda.
- 1987 - Loyiso Mkize, a South African illustrator, is born in Butterworth, South Africa.
- 1981 - Kolo Abib Touré, an Ivorian football player, is born in Bouake, Côte d’Ivoire.
- 1993 - Hakim Ziyech, a Moroccan footballer, is born in Dronten, Netherlands.
Events
- 1962 - The Algerian War of Independence ends with a ceasefire after the signing of the Évian Accords that details Algeria’s independence from France.
- 1996 - Winnie and Nelson Mandela divorce, ending their 38 years of marriage.
- 2002 - Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud.
- 2018 - The World's last male northern white rhino, 45-year-old Sudan, dies in Kenya.
- 2021 - Tanzania Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in as the country’s first woman president.