The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, captured Carthage in North Africa, making it the capital of the Vandal Kingdom.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; World History Encyclopedia
PoliticsOn this day — October 19 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
U.S. Department of Defense / National Archives — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons Samora Machel, President of Mozambique and FRELIMO leader, died along with 33 others when his plane crashed in the Lebombo Mountains.
Sources: South African History Online ; Africanews ; South African Government (The Presidency)
DeathDele Giwa, pioneering Nigerian investigative journalist, was killed by a parcel bomb, a case that remains a landmark press-freedom controversy.
Sources: Committee to Protect Journalists ; The New York Times ; International Centre for Investigative Reporting
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National Library of Nigeria — CC0, Wikimedia Commons 1934 Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general who served as head of state during and after the Biafran civil war, was born.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica ; BusinessDay (Nigeria)
BirthJames Bevel, American civil rights strategist who helped organize the Birmingham and Selma campaigns, was born.
Sources: Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University ; Los Angeles Times ; SNCC Digital Gateway (Duke University)
BirthPeter Tosh, Jamaican reggae musician and founding member of The Wailers, was born.
Sources: Jamaica Information Service ; The Gleaner (Jamaica) ; BlackPast.org
CultureLouis Oosthuizen, South African golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship, was born.
Sources: The Open (R&A) ; Golf Monthly ; LIV Golf
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