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The End of an Era
In 1974, a coup orchestrated by the Derg, a coalition of Ethiopian armed forces and law enforcement agencies, ousted Emperor Haile Selassie from power. This marked the end of the Solomonic Empire's 600-year reign over Et...
Celebrated across Africa on this day
1Historical Events
10- 1961 The African and Malagasy Union is founded. Africa
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Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie is overthrown in a military coup d’état. -
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years.
- 1977 Somalia captures the Ethiopian garrison at Jijiga during the First Battle of Jijiga in the Ogadan War. 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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S.N. Waruhiu presents the Civil Service Review Committee's report to President Daniel arap Moi, highlighting a severe decline in professional ethics due to public officers running businesses. -
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. - 1988 Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Jamaica
- 1988 Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Jamaica
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NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space. -
Mae Carol Jemison becomes the first African-American woman in space aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47.
Famous Births
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Jua Cali (Paul Julius Nunda), a Kenyan genge(a genre of Swahili hip hop) artist, is born. -
Amílcar Lopes Cabral born in Bafatá, Portuguese Guinea, to Cape Verdean parents Juvenal António Lopes da Costa Cabral and Iva Pinhel Évora. -
Joshua Cheptegei, a Ugandan long-distance runner, is born.
Famous Deaths
3- 1961 Air France Flight 2005 crashes near Rabat–Salé Airport in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people. 🇲🇦 Morocco
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Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist, dies. -
Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activist, dies in police custody.
