Bobbyshabangu — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1880 Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter known for her portraits of ancient Egyptian pharaohs, was born.
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Bobbyshabangu — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1880 
Photographer: Frank Hall, Treatment: Frank C. Müller — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1951 Samuel Doe, who seized power and became President of Liberia, was born.
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Ludovic Péron — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2016 Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer, collapsed and died during a match in Romania, drawing global attention to cardiac screening in football.
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