May 20, Cuba declares independence from US

 

1498 – Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut (Kozhikode) city in India.

1902 – Cuba declares independence from United States.

1934 – Treaty of Taif between Yemen and Saudi Arabia signed.

1996 – Oil-for-Food program signed between Iraq and UN.

2002 – Independence of East Timor from Indonesia.

Born Today:

1860 – German chemist and Nobel laureate Eduard Buchner.

Passed away:

973 – Well-known Syrian philosopher Abu Ala al Ma’arri.

Occasions:

Independence Day of Cameroon and East Timor.

World Metrology Day.

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