1862- The Russian National Library founded.
1930- The British government signs with the government of King Faisal I the Treaty of Iraq’s independence.
1968- 60 states sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in Geneva.
1991- Warsaw Pact formally dissolved after a meeting in Prague.
Born today
965- Ibn-al-Haytham, one of the greatest Arab physicists, mathematicians and astronomers.
Passed away
1277- Baybars, the Mamluk Sultan.
Occasions
World Architecture Day
Reem/H. Said