Memory of the day: French Consul in Cairo calls on France to occupy Egypt to protect French interests in 1795

CAIRO – 17 June 2021: On June 17, many important events took place.

Important world events: 

656 - Caliph Othman bin Affan, the third of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, is martyred in his house

1795 - The French Consul in Cairo proposes to his country a military occupation of Egypt to preserve French interests.

1800 - The French execute Suleiman el-Halabi for assassinating their leader, General Kleber.

1994 - American football player and actor O.J Simpson is arrested for his involvement in the murders of his wife and her boyfriend.