Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israeli forces, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
PoliticsOn this day — October 6 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Public Domain (Egypt), Wikimedia Commons Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Islamist militants during a military parade in Cairo.
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Algerian Presidency — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2012 Chadli Bendjedid, who served as President of Algeria from 1979 to 1992, died.
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Photo by Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report / Library of Congress — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1917 Fannie Lou Hamer, American voting-rights and civil rights activist, was born in Mississippi.
BirthTony Greig, South African-born England cricket captain and later broadcaster, was born.
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