Historical Events
- 1962 – The Organisation Armée Secrète sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.
- 1982 - Hissène Habré's rebel army occupies N'djamena, the capital of Chad.
- 2017 - Police warn bald men against attacks in Mozambique after 5 men murdered allegedly for the belief that their heads contain gold.
- 1896 - Egyptian forces triumph in the Battle of Farkeh, defeating the Mahdist Sudanese defenders.
- 1917 - Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway inaugurated, enhancing Ethiopian trade with a direct rail link to the sea.
- 1942 - Muammar Gaddafi, the first president of Lybia, is born.
