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Today in African History

Historical Events

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  • Dick Turpin
    ๐ŸŽญ 1948 United Kingdom
    Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.
  • Malcolm X
    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1964 United States
    Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1976 The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death and long prison terms in the Luanda Trial. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ด Angola
  • Pierre Nkurunziza
    ๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ 2010 ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ Burundi
    Presidential elections are held in Burundi with Pierre Nkurunziza as the only candidate, as opposition parties boycott, alleging fraud and intimidation.

Famous Births

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  • Chris Hani
    1942 ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
    Chris Hani born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba, Transkei, to Gilbert and Mary Hani.
  • John Osei Tutu Agyeman
    1967 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ Ghana
    John Osei Tutu Agyeman, a Ghanaian book editor and actor, is born.

Famous Deaths

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  • ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 1989 A Somali Airlines plane is shot down by rebels near Hargeisa, Somalia, killing everyone on board. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด Somalia

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