Ceiling of Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar, Ethiopia. Photo: Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence · Source
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Photo by Rob Mieremet, 1969, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 2008 South African singer Miriam Makeba, known worldwide as "Mama Africa," died in Italy after collapsing on stage during a concert.
Sources: South African History Online (SAHO) ; BBC Music
Death
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1731 Benjamin Banneker, the African-American mathematician, astronomer, and almanac author who helped survey the boundaries of Washington, D.C., was born.
Sources: White House Historical Association ; U.S. National Archives (Pieces of History blog)
BirthThe UN General Assembly passed resolutions condemning South Africa's apartheid government, declaring the white-minority regime "illegitimate."
Sources: United Nations ; African Activist Archive, Michigan State University
Politics