Nat Turner, leader of a rebellion of enslaved people in Virginia, was captured after weeks in hiding.
Sources: Encyclopedia Virginia (Virginia Humanities) ; Library of Virginia
PoliticsOn this day — October 30 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
King Lobengula of Matabeleland granted the Rudd Concession, exclusive mining rights in his kingdom, to agents of Cecil Rhodes, paving the way for British colonization of what became Rhodesia.
Sources: ZimFieldGuide (Bulawayo and Matabeleland history guide) ; Encyclopaedia Britannica ; South African History Online
PoliticsWarith Deen Mohammed, son of Elijah Muhammad who later steered the Nation of Islam toward mainstream Sunni Islam, was born.
Sources: BlackPast.org ; Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Photo by Joost Evers / Anefo — CC BY-SA 3.0 NL, Wikimedia Commons 1914 Leabua Jonathan, who became the first Prime Minister of independent Lesotho, was born.
Sources: BlackPast.org ; Encyclopedia.com (Gale) ; Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Unknown author — Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1954 Mahmoud El Khatib, Egyptian footballer nicknamed 'Bibo' and regarded as one of the greatest forwards in African football history, was born.
Sources: International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) ; Egypt State Information Service
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Photo by Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1962 Courtney Walsh, Jamaican fast bowler who became the first bowler in history to take 500 Test cricket wickets, was born.
Sources: National Library of Jamaica ; Encyclopaedia Britannica ; New Zealand Herald
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