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Kipchoge's Historic Run
In 2019, history was made in Vienna as Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shattered the two-hour marathon barrier, achieving an astounding time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 40 seconds. With the world watching in awe, Kipchoge's extrao...
Historical Events
4- 1968 Equatorial Guinea achieves independence from Spain.
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Francisco Macías Nguema takes office as president of Equatorial Guinea upon formal independence from Spain. -
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the United Nations and the organization's secretary-general, Kofi Annan. -
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first human to break the two-hour marathon barrier with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.
Famous Births
2- 1916 Bai T. Moore, a Liberian poet and novelist, is born.
- 1936 F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna, a Nigerian linguist and writer, is born.
