Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1797 Olaudah Equiano, formerly enslaved Nigerian-born writer whose autobiography became a landmark of abolitionist literature, died.
DeathOn this day — March 31 in African history
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Government & Heritage Library, State Library of NC — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1913 Etta Baker, African-American blues guitarist and singer influential in the Piedmont blues tradition, was born.
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Lioneldecoster — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1921 Lowell Fulson, African-American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, was born.
BirthGita Ramjee, Ugandan-South African HIV/AIDS researcher, died of complications from COVID-19.
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YellowMonkey/Blnguyen — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1983 Hashim Amla, South African cricketer and one of the sport's most prolific batsmen, was born.
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