It happened on this day, October 7
Events:
1918 – The Ottoman-controlled city of Beirut falls to the Allies during World War I.
1919 – Royal Dutch Airlines established, considered one of the oldest operating airlines in the world.
1949 – In response to the creation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the western part of Germany, the creation of the German Democratic Republic is officially announced in the eastern part of it.
1950 – The Chinese army invades Tibet and eliminates the region's autonomy and separatist movement.
1951 – Approval of the Libyan Constitution by the Libyan National Assembly in the city of Benghazi and announcement of the creation of the United Kingdom of Libya under the crown of King Muhammad Idris Al-Senussi.
🌟 Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa El-Nahhas has agreed with his government leaders to cancel the “1936 Treaty” and the “Sudan Dual Governance Treaty” signed in 1899 with Britain.
1959 – Abdul Karim Qasim is the victim of an assassination attempt by the Baath Party.
1960 – Nigeria joins the United Nations.
1970 – 30,000 Italian settlers were evacuated from Libya after the revolution led by Muammar Gaddafi on September 1, 1969. They had been resettled in Libya by the fascist regime which ruled in Italy between 1922 and 1943.
1971 – The Sultanate of Oman joins the United Nations.
1981 – The Egyptian People's Assembly approves the nomination of Vice President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak as president, succeeding President Mohamed Anwar Sadat, one day after his assassination.
1990 – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum takes over as head of the Emirate of Dubai, succeeding his father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum.
2001 – The United States begins launching a military operation in Afghanistan due to the Taliban government's refusal to hand over Osama bin Laden, the first accused in the September 11 attacks.
2003 – American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger wins the governorship of California.
2011 – The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, “the leader of the African peace movement”, Leymah Gbowee, and the Yemeni journalist and political activist Tawakkol Karman, in recognition of their peaceful action. struggle for the security and rights of women and their participation in preparations for the construction and establishment of peace.
2013 – The Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for the year 2013 was awarded to James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhoff.
2014 – Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura win the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.
2015 – The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Swede Thomas Lindahl, American Paul Modric and Turkish-American Aziz Sancar for their research in the field of DNA restoration.
2016 – Hurricane Matthew hits 6 countries in the Western Atlantic, killing 850 people, and the United States declares a state of emergency in 3 states.
🌟 Announcement that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for the historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and armed rebels.
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Births:
1897 – Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam movement in the United States of America from 1934 until his death in 1975.
1916 – Biba Ezz El Din, Egyptian actress and belly dancer.
1918 – Asadollah Mousavi Makuei, Iranian professor, sociologist, historian and politician.
1928 – Ali Kafi, president of Algeria.
1929 – Naima Akef, Egyptian actress.
1931 – Baligh Hamdi, Egyptian composer.
1952 – Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
1982 – Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer.
1987 – Badr Al-Sharqawi, Kuwaiti actor
1988 – Diego Costa, Spanish footballer.
1994 – Carmen Soliman, Egyptian singer.
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Death:
1849 – Edgar Allan Poe, American poet and storyteller.
1926 – Emil Kraepelin, German psychiatrist.
1935 – Asadullah al-Zanjani, Iraqi-Iranian Muslim jurist and author.
1990 – Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.
2010 – Muhammad Musaed Al-Saleh, Kuwaiti lawyer and writer.
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Holidays and Occasions:
⏪ Composers’ Day in Brazil.
