Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
South Africa's parliament considered the Separate University Education Bill, which would have barred Black students from the open universities; it was withdrawn before its second reading and returned as the Extension of University Education Act of 1959.
Sources: Journal for Contemporary History (SciELO South Africa) ; University of Cape Town News
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1967 Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping, a move that helped precipitate the Six-Day War.
Sources: U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian ; BBC News
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Suidpunt, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1874 Daniel Francois Malan, the South African prime minister whose government formally implemented apartheid, was born.
Sources: South African History Online ; Encyclopedia.com
BirthAhmed Fouad Negm, the Egyptian colloquial poet known for his sharp political satire, was born.
Sources: The Independent ; Jadaliyya (Arab Studies Institute) ; Los Angeles Times
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Майоров Владимир, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1991 Joel Obi, Nigerian international footballer, was born.
Sources: F.C. Internazionale Milano ; Sky Sports
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