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.
Sources: Griffith Institute, University of Oxford ; Wellcome Collection
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Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
On this day: May 6 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; Encyclopedia.com (Gale)
Birth
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.
Sources: BBC Sport ; CNN ; The Guardian
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