Photo by Frankie Fouganthin (2018) — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1934 Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright who later became the first African Nobel laureate in literature, was born.
BirthOn this day — July 13 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Photo by Frankie Fouganthin (2018) — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1934 Thembekile Mandela, Nelson Mandela's eldest son, died in a car accident while his father was imprisoned on Robben Island.
Death
Photo by Squelle (1985) — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons Live Aid, the benefit concert raising funds for famine relief in Ethiopia, was held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia.
Culture
Photo by Vogler, Göteborg Book Fair (2010) — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 2014 Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist and Nobel laureate, died in Johannesburg.
DeathSomalia declared war on Ethiopia, beginning the Ogaden War over the disputed Ogaden region.
ConflictThe UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1999, admitting South Sudan as a member state of the United Nations.
Politics
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2020 Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela, died in Johannesburg.
Death