Memory of the day: Arrissalah Magazine withheld from publication in 1953

CAIRO – 23 February 2021: On February 23, many important events that changed the world map took place.

Important world events:-
 

1893- Rudolf Diesel receives a patent for diesel engines.

1903 - The United States leases Guantanamo Bay from Cuba forever.

1904 - The United States obtains rights to control the Panama Straits for $10 million.

1919 - Benito Mussolini establishes the Fascist Party in Italy.

1953 - Arrissalah Magazine was withheld from publication after it had been the first literary magazine in the Arab world for twenty years. It was co-edited by leading writers in Egypt and the Arab world, and was edited by writer Ahmed Hassan el-Zayat.

Egyptians celebrities born on this day:-
 

1979 - Hala Shiha, actress.

1979 - Hanan Mutawa, actress.

Egyptian celebrities who died on this day:-
 

1997- Henry Barakat, director.