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Nkosi Sikelel’iAfrica(Lord Bless Africa)
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika is a Christian hymn composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Xhosa clergyman.The hymn gained popularity as a pan-African liberation song and was later adopted as the national anthem in five African co...
Historical Events
8- 1783 Three-Fifths Compromise: The first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three-fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution. United States
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Jackie Robinson makes his regular season debut for the Montreal Royals of the International League, to make them the first integrated modern professional baseball team. -
Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt and appoints himself Prime Minister. - 1955 Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference. Multiple
- 1980 Zimbabwe gains independence from British rule, ending colonial governance. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- 1982 Zimbabwe's capital Salisbury is renamed Harare after the Shona chief Neharawa. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- 2015 A ship carrying more than 800 migrants from Africa sinks in the Mediterranean off Libya; only about 30 people are rescued.
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King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini.
Famous Births
3- 1936 Adja Ndeye Boury Ndiaye, a Senegalese writer, is born in Dakar, Senegal.
- 1956 Karim Abdul Razak, a Ghanaian footballer, is born in Kumasi, Ghana.
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Haile Gebrselassie, an Ethiopian runner, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Nkosi Sikelel’i Africa composer, Enoch Sontonga, dies. - 1972 East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
