Rob Bogaerts, Anefo, Nationaal Archief — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1944 Richard Leakey, the Kenyan paleontologist whose fossil discoveries reshaped understanding of human origins, was born.
ScienceOn this day — December 19 in African history
Real events, births and milestones from Africa and the diaspora.
Rob Bogaerts, Anefo, Nationaal Archief — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons 1944 
Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons 1944 Abbas II, the last Khedive of Egypt and Sudan before the country became a sultanate under British protection, died.
DeathLola Hendricks, an African-American civil rights activist who played a key organizing role in the Birmingham campaign, was born.
BirthErick Wainaina, the Kenyan long-distance runner who won Olympic medals in the marathon, was born.
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