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2004 Flash Airlines flight 604 crashes near Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, killing 148
2000 Ofra Haza, singer, Prince of Egypt, dies at 43 1997 Ismail Fahmi, external minister of Egypt in (1973-77), dies 1997 Islamist terrorists murder 60 tourists at Luxor in Egypt 1994 Benzine explosion in Dronka Egypt, 400+ killed 1990 Egypt and Morocco troops land in Saudi Arabia to prevent Iraqi invasion 1990 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game 1989 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market 1989 Israel attacks border strip Taba near Egypt 1986 Tomb of Tutanchamon's treasurer Maya found in Egypt 1984 Egypt and Jordan regain diplomatic relations 1983 Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357 1983 Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt 1981 Vice President Hosni Mubarak elected president of Egypt 1981 President Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral 1981 Hosni Mubarak became acting-president of Egypt 1981 [Mohammed] Anwar al-Sadat, President Egypt (1970-81), assassinated at 62 1980 Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt 1980 Israel and Egypt exchange ambassadors 1980 Egypt and Israel exchange ambassadors for 1st time 1980 Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations 1979 Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt 1979 Israel begins to return Sinai to Egypt 1979 Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt goes into effect 1979 Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt 1979 Israeli parliament approves peace treaty with Egypt 1979 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt 1978 Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington 1978 Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt 1978 Egypt announces it is pulling its diplomats out of Cyprus 1977 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets Egyptian President Sadat in Egypt 1977 Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference 1977 Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and S Yemen 1977 Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1977 Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite 1977 Egypt's Anwar Sadat pledges to regain Arab territory from Israel 1976 Egypt president Sadat re-elected 1975 Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt 1975 Egypt president Sadat reopens Suez Canal, closed since 1967 1974 Moslem fundamentalists assault military academy in Heliopolis Egypt 1974 U.S. and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years 1974 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt 1974 Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord 1973 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva 1973 Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war 1973 U.S. and Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links 1973 Yom Kippur War begins as Syria and Egypt attack Israel 1972 Egypt and Libya form federation 1972 Eiman Thakeb, Miss Egypt Universe 1997 1972 Egypt president Sadat throws 20,000 Russian military aids out 1972 Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims. (Minia Egypt) 1972 Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan 1971 Egypt adopts its constitution 1971 Egypt, Libya and Syria form federation (FAR) 1971 Egypt refuses to renew the Suez cease fire 1971 Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt 1970 Anwar Sadat sworn in as president of Egypt 1970 Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt, succeeding Gamal Abdel Nasser 1970 Anwar Sadat elected president of Egypt 1970 Gamal' Abd al-Nassar, Egypt President (1953-70), dies of heart attack at 52 1970 Huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt 1970 Premier Kosygin affirms existence Russian military advisors in Egypt 1968 Ahmed Elmaghraby, born in Suez, Egypt, U.S. field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1967 Egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with United Nations help 1965 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) 1965 Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121 1965 Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45 1965 East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt 1964 Miles WL Killearn of Killearn, baron/diplomat (Egypt), dies at 84 1964 Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market 1964 Khrushchev visits Egypt 1964 Egypt and Belgium restore diplomatic relations 1964 Egypt ends state of siege (1952-64) 1961 "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" by Coasters peaks at #23 1960 Atom Egoyan, born in Cairo, Egypt, director, Adjuster, Next of Kin 1960 Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins 1959 U.S.S.R. and Egypt sign contracts for building Aswan Dam 1958 U.S.S.R. lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam 1958 Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1958 Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science 1958 Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic (UAR) 1958 Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic 1958 Egypt and Syria announce plans to merge into United Arab Republic 1957 Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships 1957 United Nations adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt 1956 Ferdinand de Lesseps statue blown up in Port Said Egypt 1956 Last British/French troops leave Egypt 1956 England and France pull troops out of Egypt 1956 Britain and France land forces in Egypt 1956 Israel captures Straits of Tiran and reach Suez Canal Egypt 1956 Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen Suez Canal 1956 British government sends 3 aircraft carriers to Egypt 1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal 1956 Great Britain refuses to lend Egypt money to build Aswan Dam 1956 U.S. refuse to lend Egypt money to build Aswan Dam 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser elected president of Egypt 1956 Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal 1956 Egypt recognizes People's Republic of China 1956 Egypt and Israel agree to a cease fire 1956 Female suffrage in Egypt 1956 Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt and U.K. 1955 Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty 1954 Egypt and Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs 1954 Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt 1954 Colonel Nasser seizes power and becomes Prime Minister of Egypt 1954 Miltary rule in Egypt; 318 Mohammedan Brotherhood arrested 1953 Egypt proclaimed a republic, General Neguib becomes president 1952 Egypt protests German retribution payments to Israel 1952 King Farouk I of Egypt abdicates [Black Saturday] 1952 General Neguib seizes power, Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day) 1952 Stewart Copeland, born in Alexandria, Egypt, drummer, Police-Roxanne 1951 British troops occupies Ismailiya Egypt 1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1950 Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria sign security pact 1949 Israel and Egypt sign an armistice agreement 1948 Mahmud Nokrashy Pasha, Prime Minister of Egypt, assassinated 1948 Large scale fighting between Israel and Egypt 1948 Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabian troops attack Israel 1947 John Traicos, cricketer, in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93 1946 Gillian Hills, born in Cairo, Egypt, actress, Blow-up, Clockwork Orange 1946 Anti-British demonstrations in Egypt 1945 Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt 1945 Egypt and Syria declares war on nazi-Germany 1945 Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament 1944 Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 1942 Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (G) in battle of Alamein Egypt (WW II) 1942 During WW II, Britain launches major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt 1942 Africa Corps occupy Egypt 1941 British attack Halfaya-pass and Fort Capuzzo in Egypt and Libya 1941 Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt 1940 Italian troops under Marshal Graziani attack Egypt 1940 Italian troops enter Egypt 1937 Georg A Erman, Germany egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82 1936 Edmond HH Allenby, English Field Marshal in Egypt, dies at 74 1936 Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt 1936 Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies 1935 Anti-British riots in Egypt 1933 Jehan Sadat, 1st lady of Egypt 1933 Penelope Lively, born in Cairo, Egypt, writer, novelist, won Booker Prize for 'Moon Tiger', influenced by social changes in 20th century Britain 1933 Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt, The 6th Day 1933 Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt 1932 Omar Sharif, born in Egypt, actor, Dr. Zhivago, Top Secret 1931 Egypt and Iraq sign peace treaty 1928 King Fuad of Egypt grabs power/disbands parliament 1925 Italy, Britain and Egypt sign Jaghbub accord (Italy) 1925 George Lloyd of Dolobran becomes British High Director of Egypt 1924 Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt, governer-general of Sudan, murdered 1922 Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt 1922 "Egypt" sinks off Ushant after colliding with "Seine," killing 90 1922 Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt 1922 Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1922 Great Britain grants Egypt independence 1920 Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt, 1936-52 1918 Abdul-Hamid II, 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Serbia/Egypt), dies at 65 1918 Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt, 1954-1971 1917 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17), dies at 63 1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1917 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general in Egypt, dies at 75 1914 Great Britain declares Egypt a protectorate 1914 New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt 1912 Bust of Queen Nefertete found in El-Amarna, Egypt 1908 Anna Magnani, born in Alexandria, Egypt, actress, Rose Tattoo, Miracle 1906 British-controlled Egypt takes Sinai peninsula from Turkey 1901 Ali Muhammad Naguib, Khartoum, president of Egypt, 1952-54 1895 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt (1863-79), dies at 64 1892 Tewfik Pasja, viceroy of Egypt, dies at 39 1888 Giuseppe Ungaretti, born in Alexandria, Egypt, writer, poet, modernist, academic, best known work 'L'allegria' or 'The Joy' 1883 Arabi Pasha declares a holy war in Egypt 1882 Battle at Count el-Kebir: British troops invade Egypt 1882 Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans 1879 Ismael Pasha resigns as khedive of Egypt 1879 Khedive Ismael of Egypt fires French/British ministers 1874 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive, Ottoman viceroy, of Egypt, 1892-1914 1869 Suez Canal (Egypt) opens, links Mediterranean and Red seas 1868 Fuad I, king of Egypt, 1922-36 1864 Battle of Egypt Station, MS 1861 Edmond H H Allenby, English Field Marshal/high director, Egypt 1854 Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist, Grammar of Ancient Egypt 1854 Abbas Hilmi I, viceroy of Egypt, dies at about 41 1853 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt, 1914-17 1852 Tewfik Pasja, khedive, viceroy, of Egypt 1849 Mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies 1841 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general, Egypt 1830 Ismail Pasha, kedive of Egypt, 1863-79 1821 Samuel White Baker, born in London, England, explorer, Ceylon/Egypt 1801 British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt 1798 Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte wins Battle of Pyramids in Egypt 1798 Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt 1517 Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged 1291 Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre 1260 Koetoez, Turkish sultan of Egypt, murdered 1250 Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered 1249 Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies 1191 Saladin [Salah ad-Din] Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 1167 Battle of El-Babein, Egypt: Franks under Amalrik vs Syrians 317 Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome, 337-61 |
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