It happened on this day, December 27
Events:
537 – Construction of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople is completed.
1875 – Foundation of the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, the first issue of which was published on August 5, 1876.
1934 – Persia changes its name to Iran by government decree.
1938 – Elections for the second Kuwaiti Legislative Council are held.
(1945–Korea is divided into northern and southern parts
⭐ Creation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
⭐ Sheikh Mustafa Abdel Razek assumes the sheikhdom of Al-Azhar Mosque.
1949 – Indonesia declared independence from the Netherlands.
1958 – Egypt and the Soviet Union sign a special agreement on the construction of the first phase of the High Dam.
1966 – The United States and South Vietnam launch a joint attack on one of the Viet Cong's most secure strongholds, in the Yuminh Forest, located in the Mekong Delta.
1978 – King Juan Carlos I ratifies Spain's democratic constitution after its approval in a national referendum.
⭐ The president of the Algerian National People's Assembly, Rabah Bitat, assumes the interim presidency of the republic following the death of President Houari Boumediene.
1979 – The Soviet Union sends 75,000 troops to Afghanistan to strengthen the power of Barak Karmel, the country's new leader, and to try to bring political stability to a turbulent political situation.
1985 – Simultaneous attacks on Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Rome, Italy, and Vienna International Airport in Austria, when gunmen opened fire on the arrival gate of Israeli airline El Al.
1991 – Russia takes the fifth permanent seat at the United Nations, replacing the Soviet Union, becoming one of five countries with veto power.
2001 – The United States and China open a new chapter in their trade relations.
2007 – Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, is shot and followed by a suicide attack.
2008 – Israel launches a military operation called “Cast Lead” against the Hamas movement. Hamas calls it the Battle of Al-Furqan, during which its air forces launched surprise raids on the Gaza Strip, leaving at least 1,315 people dead and 5,340 injured.
2013 – Former Lebanese advisor and minister, Muhammad Chatah, is assassinated by an explosion targeting his car in Beirut.
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Births:
1921 – Mustafa Mahmoud, Egyptian thinker, doctor, writer and man of letters.
1930 – Malak Sukkar, Syrian actress.
1936 – Samir Sabry, Egyptian actor.
1937 – Raja Yaqout Saleh, Egyptian writer and academic.
1949 – Olfat Sukkar, Egyptian actress of Syrian origin.
1965 – Salman Khan, Indian actor.
1967 – Hamid Al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician and businessman.
1987 – Marzouq Zaki, Kuwaiti footballer.
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Death:
1923 – Gustave Eiffel, French architect.
1966 – Guillermo Stabile, Argentine footballer and manager.
1972 – Lester Bowles Pearson, Prime Minister of Canada, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957.
1977 – Sheikh Al-Bahi Al-Khouli, one of the founders of the Muslim Brotherhood.
1978 – Colonel. Houari Boumediene, second president of Algeria.
2002 – Youssef Fakhr El-Din, Egyptian actor.
2006 – Allal Al-Ghazi, Moroccan writer.
2007 – Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
2013 – Adel Barham, Egyptian actor.
** Muhammad Chatah, former Lebanese advisor and minister.
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Holidays and Occasions:
⏪ Feast of Saint John son of Zebedee.
