1916 – Sharif Hussein declares rebellion against the Ottoman Empire.
1963 –US President John Kennedy signs Equal pay for equal work Act.
2003 – US Mars Exploration Rover spacecraft launched.
2008 – Burning of Sudanese plane after landing on the tarmac of Khartoum International Airport.
2014 – First death due to “Corona virus” announced in Western Algeria.
Born Today:
1928 – Maurice Bernard Sendak, American children’s books writer.
Passed away:
323 B.C. – Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia.
2000 – President Hafez al-Assad.
Occasions:
National Day of Portugal.
H. Zain/ Barry