Memory of the day: Naval Battle of Navarino takes place in 1827

CAIRO – 20 October 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on October 20.

1569 - The assassination of the Andalusian leader Mohammad ibn Umayyah, the leader of the Moriscos in the Rebellion of the Alpujarras.

1798 - The outbreak of the first Cairo revolution against the French campaign against Egypt, which claimed the lives of about 2,500 Egyptians, while only 16 French were killed including a general.

1827 - The Naval Battle of Navarino takes place between the Egyptian fleet led by Ibrahim Pasha, supported by the Ottoman and Algerian fleets on one side, and the fleets of Britain, France and Russia on the other.

1919 - The United States Congress adopts a law banning all alcoholic beverages in the United States.

1973 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House, 15 years after construction began. The $80 million building was designed by Danish designer Jørn Utzon.

1989 - Spanish writer Camilo Jose Cela wins the Nobel Prize in Literature.

2011 - The National Transitional Council in Libya announces the death of Muammar Gaddafi