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The Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone, an ancient artefact discovered in 1799, became a crucial key to interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphs. It contained inscriptions in three scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Ancient...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
9Historical Events
5- 1705 Al-Husayn I ibn Ali seizes control of Tunis, establishing the Husainid dynasty after a period of civil war and Algerian incursions. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
- 1799 The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian rock, is discovered in the Egyptian village of Rosetta. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1948 The Israeli Air Force bombs residential neighbourhoods in Cairo, Egypt, killing many civilians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. 🇪🇬 Egypt
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Jonas Savimbi resigns from his position as Foreign Minister of the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile (GRAE) during an OAU summit in Cairo, Egypt. - 2016 Tanzanian performance poet Zuhura Seng’enge launches her first collection of poetry, Warrior Unleashed, at Soma Book Café, Dar es Salaam. 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Famous Births
2- 1929 Francis Bebey, a Cameroonian musician, is born. 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- 1929 Cameroonian musician Francis Bebey is born. 🇨🇲 Cameroon
