It happened on this day, December 18
Events:
218 BC – The forces of Hannibal (Hannibal) of Carthage defeat the forces of the Roman Republic at the Battle of Trebia during the Second Punic War.
1347 – Sultan Hassan bin Al-Nasser Muhammad Qalawun ascends the throne of Egypt.
1499 – Human Revolution begins in response to forced religious conversions of Muslims in Spain.
1865 – The United States outlaws slavery.
1914 – England declares protection over Egypt and ends Ottoman sovereignty over it.
1941 – Japanese forces land on the shores of Hong Kong and commit a series of horrific massacres until the city completely surrenders on Christmas Day.
1956 – Japan becomes a member of the United Nations.
1969 – Final agreement between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait to share the neutral zone between them.
1972 – Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the European Economic Community in Brussels.
1976 – Club Mouloudia d'Algiers is crowned champion of the African Cup of Champions Clubs, becoming the first Algerian club and the second Arab club after Club Ismaili to win the continental championship.
1997 – A decision is handed down granting Scotland its own parliament for the first time in three centuries.
2002 – Opening of Marina Mall in Kuwait, which is one of the largest projects implemented by the private sector in Kuwait.
2004 – Iraqi judges investigated Ali Hassan al-Majid, defense minister during Saddam Hussein's era, Sultan Hashem Ahmed, in preparation for their trial for crimes against humanity.
2006 – US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigns from his post.
2008 – The war crimes court sentenced former government army commander Colonel Thenoset Bagosora to life in prison after finding him guilty of committing genocide during the ethnic massacres that took place in Rwanda in 1994, during which around 800,000 people were killed.
2011 – Israel releases 550 Palestinian prisoners, completing 1,027 of the prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, known as the Shalit Agreement.
2013 – The first artificial heart transplant in history was carried out at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris.
⭐ Egyptian footballer Mohamed Abu Trika retires from football.
2016 – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Eddine Hariri announces the formation of his second and first government under the era of President Michel Aoun.
⭐ 12 people were killed and 35 others injured in an attack claimed by ISIS in the town of Karak in Jordan.
⭐ Real Madrid were crowned 2016 FIFA Club World Champions after beating Kashima Antlers in the final match with a score of 4-2 after extra time.
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Births:
1878 – Joseph Stalin, communist leader and leader of the Second Soviet Union.
1879 – Paul Klee, German painter.
1886 – Amin Al-Rafi'i, pioneer of the press and the national movement in Egypt.
1913 – Muhammad Jamal Al-Hashemi, Iraqi Muslim scholar, writer and poet.
1936 – Kariman, Egyptian actress.
1938 – Mona Gabr, Egyptian actress.
1946 – Steve Biko, South African activist against the apartheid regime.
1948 – Karol Dobias, Czechoslovak footballer.
1952 – Arun Jaitley, one of India's most prominent politicians.
1953 – Abdul Rahman Al-Aql, Kuwaiti actor.
1957 – Igor Sklyar, Soviet-Russian actor.
1960 – Talaat Zakaria, Egyptian actor.
1974 – Nelly Karim, Egyptian actress.
1978 – Yassine Ahjam, Moroccan actor.
1988 – Ahmed Al-Saghir, Libyan footballer.
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Death:
1979 – Muhammad Mufteh, Iranian Shia religious scholar and politician, and one of the figures of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
1980 – Alexei Kosygin, Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.
1982 – Ibrahim Al-Mubaideen, Jordanian poet.
1994 – Sahib Haddad, Iraqi editor and director.
2006 – Sheikh Abdul Amir Al-Jamri, Bahraini cleric.
** Abeer Tanir, Omani broadcaster.
** Joseph Barbera, American illustrator, producer and creator of the Tom and Jerry characters.
2013 – Gamal Ismail, Egyptian actor.
** Zahra El Ola, Egyptian actress.
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Holidays and Occasions:
⏪ International Arabic Language Day
⏪ International Migrants Day.
⏪ National holiday in the State of Qatar.
⏪ Republic Day in Niger.
