1888- The signing of Constantinople Convention which guarantees freedom of navigation in Suez Canal.
1929- Collapse of Wall Street and New York stock exchange.
1954- Late Egyptian President Jamal Abdul-Nasser dissolves the Muslim Brotherhood group after an attempt by the group to assassinate him.
1956- British and Israeli forces invade Sinai to occupy Suez Canal during the tripartite aggression against Egypt.
1965- Member of the Moroccan opposition Mehdi Ben Barka disappears in Paris.
2005- Terrorist bombing in New Delhi claims lives of 60 people and injures hundreds.
1783- French mathematician Jean le Rond d’Alembert born.
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