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Legendary South African musician and activist Johnny Clegg, 66, died on 16th July, after losing his five-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Musicians, politicians, friends, and fans all over the world paid tributes to the White Zulu (Le Zoulou Blanc), expressing their admiration of him singlehandedly building bridges in a divided nation of South African Republic. President Cyril Ramaphosa talked about Juluka Johnny as 'an exceptional compatriot and icon of social cohesion and non-racialism... who was one of the early persons in the country to demonstrate the reality of... cultural integration'.

The Gilbert Islands became independent from the British colonial rule as the Republic of Kiribati on 12th July 1979.

The Americans honour Independence Day on the Fourth of July. It is a federal holiday, celebrated nationwide in the United States.

For the citizens, the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776 is a very special day, which represents the birth of the United States of America as an independent nation.

The CEO of BRAMS Institute, Professor Maia Nadareishvili, scheduled a meeting at the American and British Studies Institute to summarise the achievements of the child institute over the past twelve months in her annual report and commemorate the Independence Day of the United States.

Legendary Italian filmmaker, best known to many as the director of the 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has died aged 96.

“He had suffered for a while but he left in a peaceful way,” his son Luciano told the Italian media. Great Maestro has died at home on Saturday morning in Rome, Italy. His adopted sons Pippo (Giuseppe) and Luciano Zeffirelli, as well as his doctor and priest, were beside him till the last moment. Zeffirelli's favourite little white dog Dolly never left Maestro's side either.