- 1851 — William Parker leads escaped enslaved people in armed resistance against a slave owner and federal marshal in Christiana, Pennsylvania, killing the slave owner.
- 1897 — Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia captures Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, ending the Kaffa kingdom.
- 2012 — The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
- 2023 — Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse in Derna, Libya, triggering catastrophic floods and mass casualties.
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Exchanging flowers, singing, traditional coffee ceremonies
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Okello okalo kaa ga kala min okello penjo ni ere Kaka okello nyalo kelo kalo ka ga kala
Dholuo (Kenya)
Translation: Okello and his antics
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Malima
Malima ni jina mtu aliye zaliwa kipindi cha kilimo
e.g.
Malima Kenda mno otega
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Malima ana penda sana kuvua
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