- 1919 — Race riots erupt in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
- 1970 — Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack.
- 1983 — John Pat, a 16-year-old Aboriginal Australian boy, dies from injuries inflicted by four off-duty police officers in Roebourne.
- 1995 — Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries seize the Comoros islands in a coup.
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Originates from traditional practices of nomadic tribes in the Sahel region.
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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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