January 3

No entry in the collection for January 3 yet — here is what happened around this date.

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  January 5, 1938 · Born

  Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is born. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o →

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  January 5, 1943 · Died

  George Washington Carver dies. George Washington Carver →

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  January 1, 1804 · Event

  Haiti declares independence — the first Black republic in the world.

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  January 1, 1863 · Event

  The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in the United States. Frederick Douglass →

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  January 1, 1923 · Born

  Ousmane Sembène is born. Ousmane Sembène →

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  January 1, 1956 · Event

  Sudan becomes independent.

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