Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2006 Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian novelist who in 1988 became the first Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, died in Cairo at age 94.
DeathOn this day — August 30 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
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NASA — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1983 Guion "Guy" Bluford became the first African American to travel into space, serving as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on STS-8.
Science
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Thurgood Marshall was confirmed by the US Senate as the first African American justice of the Supreme Court.
HistoryJohn Kani, the South African actor and playwright later known internationally for "Black Panther," was born in New Brighton.
BirthLesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane fled to South Africa amid an alleged military coup attempt.
PoliticsGabon's military ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba shortly after his contested re-election, ending 56 years of Bongo family rule.
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