Historical Events
Births
- 1984 - Emmanuel Adebayor, a Togolese footballer, is born in Lomé, Togo.
- 1825 - James Skivring Smith, the sixth President of Liberia, is born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
- 1870 - Dawood Hosni, an Egyptian musical composer, is born in Cairo, Egypt.
- 1937 - Iba Der Thiam, a Senegalese historian and politician, is born in Kaffrine, Senegal.
- 1974 - Yékini (Yakhya Diop), a Senegalese wrestler, is born in Joal, Senegal.
- 1978 - Abdoulaye Faye, a Senegalese footballer, is born in Dakar, Senegal.
Deaths
1961 - Mohammed V, the last Sultan and first King of Morocco, dies in Rabat, Morocco.
2017 - South African Judge Essa Moosa dies in Cape Town, South Africa.
Events
- 2017 - A rare Annular Eclipse of the sun is visible over Angola. The moon covers only the centre of the sun, creating a solar ring of fire.
- 2013 - A hot air tourist balloon catches fire over Luxor, Egypt, and crashes, killing 19 of 21 people on board.
- 2005 - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, orders the constitution change to allow multi-candidate presidential elections.
