- 1803 — The Royal Navy led by Rear-Admiral John Thomas Duckworth commences a blockade of Saint-Domingue against French forces during the Haitian Revolution.
- 1952 — The Egyptian revolution of 1852 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
- 1954 — Tunisian nationalist leader Muhammad Zarqtuni commits suicide in prison by swallowing a cyanide capsule.
- 2000 — Ethiopia and Eritrea sign a cease-fire, ending their month-long war.
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Mukaha
Lazy person
e.g.
Ni mukaha zhomu tha kudzirisa mwenye
en
He is very lazy even can't eat for himself
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Juzi mjuzi akala mchuzi wa mjusi.
Swahili (Tanzania)
Translation: The day before yesterday the wise man ate some lizard soup.
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