Kenyan writer (1938–2025). Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was born on 5 January 1938 in what is now Kenya. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is remembered as a playwright, novelist and essayist, a citizen of Kenya. Notable works include “I Will Marry When I Want”, “Matigari ma Njiruungi” and “Weep Not, Child”.
Before and after
- 1938Origins of EuroBasket Women
- 1938Establishment of Mount Olympus
- 19381938 becomes the warmest year on record
- 5 January 1938Birth of Juan Carlos I of Spain
- 5 January 1938Birth of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- 10 January 1938Birth of Donald Knuth
- 25 January 1938Birth of Vladimir Vysotsky
- 30 January 1938Birth of Islam Karimov
- 31 January 1938Birth of Beatrix of the Netherlands
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