Memory of the day: UK issues a statement known as the February 28 Declaration accepting the independence of Egypt in 1922

CAIRO – 28 February 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on February 28.

1870 - The Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz I declares the independence of the Bulgarian Church from the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

1897 - French forces remove Queen Ranavalona III, the last sovereign of Madagascar.

1922 - The United Kingdom issues a statement known as the February 28 Declaration accepting the independence of Egypt. The Egyptian government headed by Abdel-Khaleq Tharwat accepted this statement.

1935 - Wallace Hume Carothers invents nylon.

1942 - Japanese troops land on the island of Indonesia during World War II.

1953 - James Watson and Francis Crick announce to friends that they have discovered the chemical structure of DNA, while the official announcement was on April 25 after their article was published in Nature on April 2.

1974 - The United States and Egypt resume diplomatic relations 7 years after they were severed.

1979 - The publication of the first issue of the Emirati magazine Majid, which is dedicated to children.

2013 - Pope Benedict XVI resigns, becoming the first pope after Gregory XI in 1415.