Prince Louis Rwagasore, hero of Burundi's independence movement and its prime minister, was assassinated in Bujumbura just months before the country gained independence.
DeathOn this day — October 13 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Jerry Rice, American football wide receiver widely regarded as the greatest in NFL history, was born in Mississippi.
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Photo by Erik van Leeuwen — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 2021 Agnes Tirop, Kenyan Olympic runner and world record holder, was found killed at her home in Iten, Kenya.
DeathBen Africa, Namibian surgeon, politician and former Baster captain of Rehoboth, was born.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1706 Iyasu I, Emperor of Ethiopia remembered as 'Iyasu the Great' for his military campaigns and administrative reforms, died.
DeathArmand Mouyal, Algerian-born French fencer who won Olympic and world épée titles, was born.
BirthPoure Puobe VII, Paramount Chief of Nandom in Ghana's Upper East Region and eighth president of the National House of Chiefs, was born.
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