Today’s memory… The first meeting of the League of Nations, the birth of Karima Mukhtar and the departure of Magda

On January 16, many important events took place that changed the map of the world, as many stars of art, politics, and literature were born on this day in various different fields, and prominent literary, political, and artistic personalities departed, just as the day coincides with the celebration of annual events periodically, and this What we review during the next report.

Important events in world history

1835-The Emirate of Dubai is established after 15 years of its association with British protection.

1909 – Ernest Shackleton’s expedition finds the magnetic south pole.

1938 – The Egyptian Agricultural Museum is inaugurated in the Saray of Princess Fatima Ismail, which was donated in 1908 to the Egyptian University.

1953 – dissolution of political parties in Egypt.

1979 – The Shah of Iran, Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, arrives with his family in Egypt after leaving Iran.

1991 — The deadline given by the UN Security Council to Iraq to withdraw its forces from Kuwait expires, in accordance with Resolution 678.

2001 – Assassination of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Laurent Kabila.

2006-The inauguration of political activist Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as President of Liberia, to be the first woman to assume the presidency in an African country.

2016-Cai Ing-wen is elected President of Taiwan, becoming the first woman to reach this position.

baby boomers

1934 – Karima Mukhtar, Egyptian actress.

1949 – Caroline Monroe, an English actress.

1952-Ahmed Fouad II, King of Egypt after the July 23 Revolution and the only son of King Farouk.

1965 – Dina Abdullah, an Egyptian actress.

1972 – Salah Hiso, a Moroccan runner.

1974 – Matthias Jonsson, a Swedish footballer.

1979 – Alya, an American singer.

1980 – Princess Muhammad Ali, German politician of Egyptian origin

1980 – Yasmine Abdel Aziz, Egyptian actress.

1981 – Bobby Zamora, an English footballer.

The departed

1935 – Mother Parker, an American outlaw.

1986 – Ibrahim Hammouda, Egyptian actor and singer.

2020 – Magda, Egyptian actress.