Memory of the day: Bab el-Amoud massacre in Jerusalem by the Irgun Zionist Organization

CAIRO – 29 December 2020: On December 29, many important events took place that changed the map of the world, including the commemoration of the assassination of Saint Thomas Becket and the Bab el-Amoud massacre in Jerusalem by the Irgun Zionist Organization.

Important events in world history:-
 

1170 - Saint Thomas Becket is assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II as a result of a conflict with him.

1786 - Assembly of notables takes place during the French Revolution.

1890 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurs, in which at least 150 Lakota Indians are killed by the US Army.

1944 - The first issue of the French newspaper Le Monde is published.

1947 - The Irgun Jewish organization carries out a massacre in Bab el-Amoud in Jerusalem, killing and wounding 41 Palestinians.

1975 - British law promulgates an end to gender discrimination n in wages. The law stipulated the right of women to receive wages equal to that of men. It also gives them equal rights in work and society. Gender discrimination by employers has become illegal and punishable by law.

1998 - Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia apologize for the massacres they committed against civilians during the 1970s, which resulted in the demise of about 1.5 million people.

Born on this day:-
 

1939 - Mohsina Tawfiq, actress.

1957 - Salah Al-Sharnoubi, composer.

1960 - Ashraf Zaki, actor.