Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
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Garcia II, considered one of Kongo’s greatest kings, begins his 20-year rule over the Kingdom of Kongo. -
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa decrees the total abolition of slavery in Tunisia, making the country the first in the Islamic world to ban the practice. - 1963 The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence begins, pitting independence fighters against the colonial forces of Portugal.
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Amílcar Lopes Cabral orders the launch of open armed conflict in Guinea-Bissau with an assault on the Portuguese barracks at Tite. -
Somali's minister of defence, Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan, sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people. -
Charles Njonjo celebrates his centenary as the last surviving member of Kenya's first independence cabinet.
Famous Births
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Charles Njonjo born at Kibichiko in Kikuyu District, Kiambu County, into the aristocratic Kikuyu family of Josiah Njonjo, a paramount colonial chief and prominent British collaborator.
- 1980 Simpiwe Dana, a South African singer and songwriter, is born.
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Aselefech Mergia, an Ethiopian runner, is born -
Gelete Burka, an Ethiopian runner, is born. -
Merhawi Kudus, an Eritrean cyclist, is born.
Famous Deaths
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The father of South African Jazz, Hugh Masekela, dies. -
Hugh Masekela dies in Johannesburg aged 78
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Oliver Mtukudzi, a Zimbabwean Afro Jazz musician, dies. -
Oliver Mtukudzi dies at Avenues Clinic, Harare, aged 66