Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1923 Archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
ScienceOn this day — February 16 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1923 
CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 2016 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations, died.
Death
CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 2021 Thousands gathered in Kherrata, Algeria, to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak protest movement.
Politics
CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1932 Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who became the 3rd President of Sierra Leone, was born.
Birth
CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1944 António Mascarenhas Monteiro, who became the 2nd President of Cape Verde, was born.
BirthJanani Luwum, Anglican Archbishop of Uganda, died after being arrested and killed by agents of Idi Amin's regime.
Death
CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1984 Oussama Mellouli, Tunisian Olympic gold medalist swimmer, was born.
Birth