-Nigeria-
1953
Mike Adenuga, Nigerian businessman and one of Africa’s richest persons was born in Ibadan, Oyo State. He is the founder of Globacom, Nigeria’s second largest telecom provider, and the Chairman of the oil exploration firm Conoil.
2012
Boko Haram militants killed at least 20 individuals at churches in Northern Nigeria.
-Africa-
1972
Ntare V, the last King of Burundi, is assassinated at age 24.
1994
The worst maritime disaster in Kenya’s history occurs when a ferry, the MV Mtongwe, capsizes just 40 metres from Mombasa’s shore. Of the 400 passengers on board, 272 people lost their lives.
-Global-
1945
The U.S. Seventh Army liberated tens of thousands of inmates at the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany.
1991
A tropical cyclone struck Bangladesh, killing an estimated 140,000 people and causing 10 million to lose their homes.
2011
On this day, Prince William of Wales, second in line to the British throne, married his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Middleton, in a lavish ceremony broadcast to millions of television viewers.
2018
The animated TV series The Simpsons aired its 636th episode, surpassing Gunsmoke (1955–75) to become the longest-running scripted prime-time show in the United States.
