University of Texas Libraries, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1904 Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic (Transvaal), died in exile in Switzerland.
Sources: South African History Online ; Encyclopedia.com
Death
Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
On this day: July 14 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
University of Texas Libraries, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1904 
NPS Photo, George Washington Carver National Monument, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1953 The George Washington Carver National Monument was dedicated in Missouri, the first US national monument named for an African American.
Sources: National Park Service ; State Historical Society of Missouri
Corrected in September 2026 · see what changed
Culture
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 The UN Security Council authorized the creation of a peacekeeping force (ONUC) for the Congo and called for Belgium's withdrawal.
Sources: United Nations Peacekeeping ; Government of Canada, Department of National Defence
Politics
Al-Ahram Weekly, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1957 Rawya Ateya took her seat in Egypt's National Assembly, becoming the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world.
Sources: Egyptian Streets ; WomensActivism.NYC (NYC Department of Records and Information Services)
Politics
U.S. Department of State, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1960 Jane Goodall arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her landmark study of wild chimpanzees.
Sources: National Geographic ; Jane Goodall Institute
Science
Reinhardt Hartzenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons 1948 Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who reigned as king of the Zulu nation for nearly five decades, was born.
Sources: South African History Online ; South African Government News Agency (SAnews)
Birth