- 1949 — The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences in South Africa.
- 1876 — The Hamburg massacre results in the deaths of six African-Americans and one white assailant during the 1876 United States presidential election period.
- 1946 — Stella Chiweshe, a Zimbabwean musician, is born.
- 2013 — The Egyptian army raids a sit-in protest in Cairo, killing 42 people and injuring hundreds.
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Buk
1. A book
2. To paint/color something
e.g.
1. Awiti ohero somo buk ahinya
2. Buk dhoodno (dhootno) gi rangi makwar
en
1. Awiti love reading a book
2. Paint that door red
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Sani saa aboro Samson somo saburi siaya
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Its Two, Samson is reading the book of Psalms in Siaya.
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