Memory of the day: Egypt’s National University opens in 1908

CAIRO – 21 December 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on December 21.

1800 - The French reorganize the General Court in Cairo and elect from it a specific office.

1832 - The victory of the Egyptian army led by Ibrahim Pasha over the Ottoman army at the Battle of Konya.

1879 - Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.

1879 - Premiere of Henrik Ibsen's “Doll's House Nights” at the Theater Royal in Copenhagen.

1908 - The opening of the Egyptian National University, which is considered the first Arab university.

1937 - Walt Disney produces the first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.