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African National Congress founded
The South African Native National Congress, forerunner of the ANC, was founded in Bloemfontein to defend the rights of Black Africans.
Politics· South Africa
- 1912
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Death of Galileo Galilei
Galileo dies at Arcetri near Florence, where he had been under house arrest since his trial by the Inquisition in 1633.
DeathScience· Italy