- 1935 — Italy invades Ethiopia in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
- 1991 — Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1993 — The Battle of Mogadishu begins, pitting U.S. troops against Somali warlord fighters in Somalia's capital.
- 1993 — An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen U.S. soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.
Zimbabwe International Film Festival
October 3
Optional holiday
Zimbabwe International Film Festival
Started in 1997 to foster local talent and bring international films to Zimbabwe.
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Tupe tupate, tumtupie Tapu.
Swahili (Kenya)
Translation: Give (it) to us so we can have (it) in order to pass (it) on to Tapu.
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Been/bin
Indicates past tense
Breakdown: Been is commonly used for past tense. Adding it to a verb turns the verb into past tense. Eg "dey" represents is/am/are, was/were now becomes "been dey"
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