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Empire's Last Gamble: Britain and France Bomb Egypt, Lose Africa
On October 31, 1956, British and French warplanes descended upon Egypt. Their target: the Suez Canal, nationalized months earlier by President Nasser. Coordinated with Israeli forces, the bombing campaign aimed to reasse...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
2Historical Events
6- 1956 Suez Crisis: The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1956 The United Kingdom and France begin bombing Egypt to force the reopening of the Suez Canal. 🇪🇬 Egypt
- 1993 25 people are killed during a Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match. 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 1993 Twenty-five people are killed during a Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match. 🇬🇭 Ghana
- 2011 The global human population reaches seven billion, now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
- 2015 Metrojet Flight 9268 is bombed over the northern Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. 🇪🇬 Egypt
Famous Births
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Dedan Kimathi, a Kenyan anti-colonial revolutionary leader, is born. -
Ali Farka Touré, a Malian musician and instrumentalist, is born. -
Ali Farka Touré, a Malian musician and instrumentalist, is born.
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Born in Mali
Famous Deaths
1- 1999 EgyptAir Flight 990, travelling from New York City to Cairo, crashes off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, killing all 217 on board.