Memory of the day: King Fouad I of Egypt issues a royal order to abolish the 1930 constitution in 1935

CAIRO – 19 December 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on December 19.

1843 - Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” is published.

1914 - Hussein Kamel, son of Khedive Ismail, assumes the throne of Egypt under the name Sultan, succeeding his nephew, Khedive Abbas Helmy II.

1915 - Germans invent deadly phosgene gas for use in artillery shells during World War I.

1935 - King Fouad I of Egypt issues a royal order to abolish the 1930 constitution and restore the 1923 constitution.

1983 - The FIFA World Cup Trophy (the Jules Rimet Trophy) is stolen from the coffers of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.