1795
Algeria (pic) officially recognises the United States of America, a country located along a portion of the Atlantic Coast of North America, with the signing by both countries of the Treaty of Peace and Amity, in Algiers.
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1795
1890
Somalia men are preserved in photographs displaying their geometrically-shaped hair stylings. Unmarried men wear longer hair heavily greased (pic: left) while married men trim their hair length and dispense with the grease ornamentation (right).
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1890
1900
France declares Chad to be its protectorate. France also absorbs the Upper Shari area of Central Africa into its French Congo colony. (pic: Niamey)
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1900
1915
The Casablanca Fair of 1915 opens in the Moroccan city. Running until 5 November, the exposition showcases Moroccan handicrafts and other products, and is meant to strengthen French and Moroccan ties three years after France declared Morocco its protectorate. However, armed rebellions throughout the country have broken out against France.
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1915
1932
French Upper Volta becomes a part of the French colony Cote d’Ivoire.
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1932
1949
South Africa’s first movie musical, Kom Saam Vanaand, is released. Also the first full-length musical in Afrikaans, the film features cameos by several top South African Afrikaner entertainers.
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1949
1952
The extensive distance between the Australian and African continents that has prohibited air travel between the two is bridged by a new long-distance aircraft. A Qantas Airlines Constellation passenger plane lands in Johannesburg today, Thursday morning, after departing Sydney on Monday night, making stops in Melbourne, Perth, Cocos Islands and Mauritius.
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1952
1978
The Egypt-Israel peace conference begins at the U.S. Presidential retreat Camp David, convened by U.S. President Jimmy Carter (pic: center), between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (pic: right) and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (pic: left). A peace accord will result, earning both Sadat and Begin a joint Nobel Peace Prize.
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1978
1991
Czechoslovakia re-establishes diplomatic ties with South Africa which it severed in 1963 in protest of South Africa’s apartheid government, which is now being dismantled. (pic: South Africa's Embassy in Prague)
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1991
2014
As the Ebola virus emergency engulfs West Africa, the World Health Organization estimates that near 2,000 people have died - more than half of the 3,500 people reportedly infected by Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
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2014
2019
After 30 South African women are killed by their husbands this past month, thousands of women march on Pretoria to protest violence against women.
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2019
2021
A military coup d’état deposes Guinea President Alpha Condé (in pic under house arrest surrounded by soldiers).
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2021
Births
1909
Yusuf Dadoo
South African human rights activist, in Krugersdorp, West Rand, South Africa. As the leader of the South African Indian Congress, he battled for equal rights for Indian South Africans during the apartheid era of racial segregation and discrimination.
1939
Ian Stewart Glass
South African astronomer, in Dublin, Ireland. At the South African Astronomical Observatory, he pioneered work in infrared astronomy and instrumentation. A leader of Southern Africa’s astronomical societies, he authored more than 220 scientific papers.
1942
Bonga (José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho)
Angolan singer, in Bengo, Portuguese Angola. He released more than 30 albums featuring his mix of Latin and traditional African elements, and sung in Portuguese or African languages. His advocacy for Angolan independence resulted in his exile by Portuguese colonial authorities in the early 1970s.
1946
Freddie Mercury
Flamboyant lead singer of the influential British pop group Queen and gay icon, in Stone City, Zanzibar. Born of Parsi-Indian parents, he fled Zanzibar with his family in 1964 to escape the Zanzibar Revolution, which expelled the Indian population. He settled in Middlesex, England, where his musical and performance skills led to international stardom.
