Spain declared war on Morocco, beginning the Hispano-Moroccan War.
PoliticsOn this day — October 22 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed shortly after takeoff in Nigeria, killing all 117 people aboard.
PoliticsKoos de la Rey, Boer general who became a leading South African military commander in the Second Boer War, was born.
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Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1936 Bobby Seale, American activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party, was born.
Birth
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office — Open Government Licence, Wikimedia Commons 1939 Joaquim Chissano, who served as the second President of Mozambique, was born.
Birth