1908 – American physicist Albert Einstein develops quantum theory of light which contributed to developing laser.
1954 – The Nuremberg war crime trials began.
1957 – The 1st Conference of the Communist and Workers Parties convened.
1968 – The first liver transplant operation in Europe.
1979 – President Jimmy Carter orders Iranian assets in U.S. banks frozen following the hostage crisis.
1889 – Egyptian critic and writer Taha Hussein was born
1922 – Egyptian diplomat and Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali was born