Today In Kuwait's History
Date
10/14/2024 2:06:02 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
KUWAIT, Oct 14 (KUNA) --
1900 -- A French vessel visited Kuwait during rule of the 7th ruler sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah. An officer on the ship took photos considered the first of Kuwait.
1967 -- Kuwait Deputy Amir and crown prince Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah signed a decree supporting Arab countries which were directly affected by Israeli Occupation aggression, with 55 million Kuwaiti Dinars (KD).
1968 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree to establish a Military College. Studies began on November 2nd with the first batch of officers graduating in May 1970.
1969 -- Kuwait Police Academy received first group of cadets.
1972 -- Kuwait Blind Association was established.
1993 -- Former Board Chairman of Kuwait Blind Association Hamad Al-Humaidi passed away at the age of 76. Al-Humaidi has a diploma from Cairo in the teaching of the blind.
2013 -- Oqab Mohammad Al-Khatib, a pioneer of the educational and theater movement in Kuwait, passed away at age of 92.
2017 -- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) and Mali signed a KD-9.5-million loan agreement to fund a water project in the West African country.
2021 -- Historian and media figure Saif Marzouq Al-Shamlan passed away at the age of 94.
2021 -- Kuwaiti Director and pioneer in Kuwait's cinema movement Khaled Al-Seddiq Bastaki died at the age of 76 years old after extensive career of production in Cinema and television, namely the film "Bas Ya Bahar" in 1972. (end)
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