CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons 1997 The Thalit massacre took place near Algiers, Algeria, when Islamist guerrillas killed all but one of the 53 inhabitants of the village of Thalit during the Algerian Civil War.
HistoryOn this day — April 3 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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Nobel Foundation (photo by Bernie Faingold) — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final speech, 'I've Been to the Mountaintop,' in Memphis, Tennessee, the night before his assassination.
Culture
Jeff Egnaczyk, derivative by Lpdrew — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons 1975 Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian-born basketball player who became the first overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, was born in Lagos, Nigeria.
Birth
Sahmejil — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1978 John Smit, South African rugby union player who captained the Springboks to victory in the 2007 Rugby World Cup, was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Birth