2012 Event At least one person is killed from an explosion in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya 2010 Event 2 tons of elephant ivory and five rhino horns are seized in Nairobi, Kenya, the items were disguised as avocados destined for Malaysia 1980 Event A Jewish owned hotel in Nairobi Kenya is bombed killing 18 1957 Birthday Don Snow, born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, changed name to John Savannah, musician, guitarist, drummer, saxophonist, toured with Van Morrison, member of Squeeze, Procol Harum, played Hammond organs, piano 1954 Event British raid Nairobi Kenya (25,000 Mau Mau suspects arrested) 1950 Birthday Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1944 Birthday Richard [Erskine Frere] Leakey, Nairobi Kenya, anthropologist 1936 Birthday Elizabeth Furse, born in Nairobi, Kenya, Representative-D-Oregon 1993 - 1999 1936 Birthday Roger Whittaker, born in Nairobi, Kenya, country singer, Durham Town
