Memory of the day: Al-Wafd Party wins 1st parliamentary elections in Egypt in 1924

CAIRO – 13 January 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 13.

1559 - Queen Elizabeth I is proclaimed Queen of Britain at Westminster Abbey in London.

1610 - Galileo Galilei discovers the fourth moon of Jupiter using telescopes, 6 days after he discovered the first three moons.

1924 - Announcing the victory of the Al-Wafd Party in the first parliamentary elections in Egypt.

1930 - The Mickey Mouse cartoon series debuts.

1986 - Israel agrees to arbitration on the issue of Taba, whose sovereignty is disputed with Egypt.