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Nigeria's first newspaper, missionary Henry Townsend's Iwe Irohin, was published.

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Henry Townsend (missionary)

British missionary in Nigeria (1815–1886)

Henry Townsend (1815–1886) was an Anglican missionary in Nigeria.
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December 3

Day of the year

December 3 is the 337th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 28 days remain until the end of the year.
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