Memory of the day: Egypt’s Mohammed Naguib forms his second government in 1953

CAIRO – 19 May 2021: On May 19, many important events took place.

Important world events:

1268 - Muslims under the leadership of Al-Zahir Baybars succeed in reclaiming the city of Antioch from the Crusaders, after it had been occupied by them for 170 years.

1502 - Christopher Columbus makes his fourth and final voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.

1798 - The French campaign against Egypt moves from the port of Toulon, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, towards Egypt.

1953 - Major General Mohammed Naguib forms his second government, after the success of the July Revolution.

1965 - Syria announces the execution of spy Eli Cohen.

1971 - The first celebration of Malcolm X Day or Malcolm X's birth anniversary; a day off in some states of the North American Union to commemorate and honor the march of the Islamic preacher.