Google celebrates Nigerian freed slave, Olaudah Equiano posthumous birthday (Details, pics)

Olaudah Equiano, known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa, was a prominent Nigerian in London, a freed slave who supported the British movement to end the slave trade.

Olaudah Equiano (c. 1745 – 31 March 1797),[2] known in his lifetime as Gustavus Vassa (/ˈvæsə/), was a prominent Nigerian in London, a freed slave who supported the British movement to end the slave trade. His autobiography, published in 1789, helped in the creation of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which ended the African trade for Britain and its colonies.

Born: 1746, Essaka
Died: 31 March 1797, London, United Kingdom
Known for: Influence over British abolitionists; his autobiography

Spouse: Susannah Cullen (m. 1792–1796)
Children: Joanna Vassa, Anna Maria Vassa