Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Abbé Fulbert Youlou contests the French National Assembly elections and finishes third, establishing himself as a major anti-colonial political force in Moyen-Congo. -
Barnard performs his second heart transplant, on Philip Blaiberg in Cape Town
Famous Births
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Born in Tunisia -
Farouk El-Baz is born in Zagazig, Egypt
Famous Deaths
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Charles Njonjo dies of pneumonia at age 101 at his Muthaiga residence in Nairobi, his body cremated the same morning at the Kariokor Hindu Crematorium per his wishes. -
Dies near Nairobi, aged 77