It happened on this day, October 20
Events:
1569 – The assassination of Andalusian leader Muhammad ibn Umayyah, the leader of the Moriscos in the Al-Bashrat War.
1798 – The First Cairo Revolution begins against the French campaign against Egypt, killing around 2,500 Egyptians, while only 16 French were killed, including a general.
1827 – The “Naval Battle of Navarine” takes place between the Egyptian fleet led by Ibrahim Pasha, supported by the Ottoman fleet and the Algerian fleet on the one hand, and the British, French and Russian fleets on the other hand.
1919 – The U.S. Congress passes a law banning all intoxicating beverages in the United States.
1941 – Kragujevac massacre committed by Nazi German soldiers in Serbia.
1960 – Establishment of the Kuwaiti club Al-Qadisiyah, which is now considered one of the most powerful Kuwaiti clubs in various sports.
1973 – Queen Elizabeth II inaugurates the Sydney Opera House, 15 years after work began. The building cost $80 million and was designed by Danish designer Jørn Utson.
1977 – A military coup in Thailand overthrows the civilian government.
1979 – The first session of the League of Arab States was held in Tunisia after its headquarters moved from Cairo to protest the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. Session participants affirmed approval of political and economic sanctions against Egypt. and his membership in the League was suspended.
1981 – The Soviet Union grants diplomatic status to the PLO mission in Moscow.
1982 – Russia's worst sporting disaster, with 66 people killed following a stampede at Luzhniki Stadium during a European Union Cup match.
1989 – Spanish writer Camilo José Cela wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.
2006 Adultery Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announces the creation of a body of oath of allegiance whose members will be the male sons of King Abdulaziz and his grandchildren in the event of the death of the father. The mission of the body is defined as the calling. for the oath of allegiance to the crown prince as the king of the country in the event of the death of the king, as the king will do after swearing allegiance to him, in consultation with his members, by choosing the one he deems suitable for the position of crown prince, or let the body choose whoever it deems suitable for the position.
2011 – The National Transitional Council in Libya announces the assassination of Muammar Gaddafi.
2017 – An attack took place on Egyptian security forces on the Oasis road in Giza Governorate, which resulted in the death of 16 to 54 security personnel and the injury of 15 attackers believed to belong to Islamic State – Sinai Province.
🌟 Two suicide bombings targeted two mosques in the Afghan provinces of Kabul and Ghor, killing 76 people and injuring 65 others. One of them was claimed by ISIS.
2018 – Around 700,000 people take part in the People's Vote march in London to call for a general vote on the United Kingdom's final withdrawal agreement from the European Union.
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Births:
1894 – Jomo Kenyatta, President of Kenya.
1897 – Kamel Kilani, Egyptian writer.
1901 – Ismail Al-Azhari, president of Sudan.
1910 – Sheikh Muhammad Abdul Rahman Bissar, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mosque.
1918 – Laila Fawzi, Egyptian actress.
1930 – Fadwa Mohsen, Syrian actress.
1957 – Salwa Al-Jassar, Kuwaiti politician.
1976 – Somaya El Khashab, Egyptian actress.
** Nada Fadel, Lebanese actress and host.
1978 – Abeer Al-Wazzan, Kuwaiti broadcaster.
1980 – Amira Nayef, Jordanian actress working in Egypt.
1983 – Dania Shafi'i, Saudi broadcaster.
1986 – Ali Kakouli, Kuwaiti actor.
1988 – Balqis Ahmed Fathi, Yemeni/Emirati singer.
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Death:
1187 – Urban III, Pope of the Catholic Church, Vatican City.
1569 – Muhammad bin Umayyah, Andalusian commander.
1939 – Anne Sullivan, teacher of Helen Keller.
1950 – Jaafar al-Naqdi, Iraqi poet, writer, Muslim scholar and sharia judge.
1954 – Hassan Al-Sabti, Iraqi poet and orator.
1964 – Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States.
1966 – Mohamed Fawzi, Egyptian composer, singer and actor.
1986 – Niazi Mostafa, Egyptian director.
1987 – Andrei Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician.
1991 – Naima Al-Saghir, Egyptian actress.
1995 – Imad Abdel Halim, Egyptian singer.
2011 – Muammar Gaddafi, leader of the 1969 coup in Libya.
** Abu Bakr Younis, Libyan Minister of Defense.
**Mouatassim Gaddafi, Libyan national security advisor.
2012 – Jawad Aqdar, Moroccan footballer.
2015 – Abdul Amir Al Turki, Kuwaiti author and playwright.
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Holidays and Occasions:
⏪ World Osteoporosis Day.
⏪ The Báb's birthday in Baha'i.
