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When Enslaved Africans Launched the Colonies' Largest Uprising
On September 9, 1739, near Charleston, South Carolina, enslaved Africans organized and executed the largest slave uprising Britain's mainland North American colonies had ever witnessed. Moving with coordinated purpose, t...
Historical Events
11- 1739 Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina. United States
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Egyptian military coup under Colonel Arab "El Wahid" takes place. -
Egyptian military coup under Colonel Ahmed Urabi takes place.
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Colonel Ahmed Urabi leads a military coup in Egypt.
- 1954 The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured. 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 1954 A 6.7 magnitude earthquake devastates Chlef in northern Algeria, killing at least 1,243 people. 🇩🇿 Algeria
- 1959 The African American Students Foundation welcomes the first cohort of 81 East African scholars landing at Idlewild Airport in New York. United States
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An assassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana. -
Pierre Buyoya is proclaimed President of Burundi as chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation, which suspends the 1981 constitution. - 2013 60 people are killed in conflict between rebels and loyalists in the Central African Republic. 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
- 2013 Conflict between rebels and loyalists in the Central African Republic kills 60 people. 🇨🇫 Central African Republic
Famous Births
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Luc Mbah a Moute, a Cameroonian basketball player, is born. -
Danilo Pereira, Bissauan-Portuguese footballer, is born. -
Jordan Nwora, Nigerian-American basketball player, is born.
Famous Deaths
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Samuel Doe, the 21st President of Liberia, dies.