- 1816 — The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a US Navy cannonball explodes the fort's powder magazine, killing approximately 275 people in what is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history.
- 1985 — Uganda President Milton Obote is overthrown for the second time by a military coup d'état led by Tito Okello.
- 1990 — The Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'état in Trinidad and Tobago.
- 2013 — Tunisia holds a state funeral for opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, who had been assassinated earlier in the week.
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Chupa
A cylindrical plastic container used to store liquids.
e.g.
Nipa chuoa tuhu tsano.
en
Give me five empty bottles.
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Rao luor liel liel luor rao
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Hippopotamus go round the grave the grave go round the hippopotamus.
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