Historical Events
- 2004 - Brenda Fassie, a South African singer, dies.
- 1936 – Italy formally occupies Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
- 1973 – Tegla Loroupe, a Kenyan runner, is born.
- 1994 - South Africa’s newly elected parliament chooses Nelson Mandela as the country’s first Black president.
- 2001 - 126 football fans were killed in a stampede at Accra Stadium in Ghana.
- 2009 - Jacob Zuma is sworn in as President of South Africa.
- 2018 - Dam bursts after heavy rains near Solai, Kenya, killing at least 41.
