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1992 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die)
1990 10 Israeli tourists murdered near Cairo 1981 Anwar Sadat's funeral service is held in Cairo 1981 Battle between Moslems and Christians in Cairo, 14 killed 1980 Pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60 1979 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin visits President Sadat in Cairo 1978 Grateful Dead perform in Cairo, Egypt 1977 Egypt and Israel reps gather in Cairo for 1st formal peace conference 1974 49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt 1973 Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus 1971 Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo 1969 State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances 1967 Race riots in Cairo, Illinois 1967 King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo 1965 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) 1965 Pakistani Boeing 720-B crashes at Cairo Egypt, killing 121 1964 Teresa Edwards, born in Cairo, Georgia, basketball forward, Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1962 Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill 1961 Dutch Lockheed Electricity "Sirius" accident at Cairo, kills 20 1960 Atom Egoyan, born in Cairo, Egypt, director, Adjuster, Next of Kin 1958 Thomas Dolby, born in Cairo, Egypt, rock vocalist, She Blinded Me With Science 1958 Ferhat Abbas forms Algerian government in exile (Cairo) 1957 Grant Mitchell, actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82 1948 Israel bombs Cairo 1948 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo 1946 Gillian Hills, born in Cairo, Egypt, actress, Blow-up, Clockwork Orange 1945 Arab League forms with adoption of a charter in Cairo Egypt 1945 Arab League froms (Cairo) 1943 Cairo: president Roosevelt travels back to the US 1943 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill and Turkish President Inonu 1942 British Premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Cairo 1942 Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow 1942 Lieutenant-general Montgomery arrives in Cairo 1942 British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Cairo 1933 Penelope Lively, born in Cairo, Egypt, writer, novelist, won Booker Prize for 'Moon Tiger', influenced by social changes in 20th century Britain 1933 Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt, The 6th Day 1933 Yolande Christina Dalida, Cairo Egypt 1920 Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt, 1936-52 1918 Charles Hayes, born in Cairo, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1993 1882 British general Wolseley occupies Cairo 1882 British General Wolseley reaches Cairo 1879 Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo 1879 Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha leaves Cairo with train full stolen goods 1871 Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening 1871 Opera "Aida" is produced (Cairo) 1862 Naval Engagement at Yazoo River, MS (USS CAIRO torpedoed) 1824 Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses 1811 French Civil Code of Criminal law accepted by Netherlands Mamelukes in Cairo's Citadel 1800 French army defeats Turks at Helipolis Turkey, and advance to Cairo 1517 Osmaanse army occupies Cairo 1517 Turks conquer Cairo 1204 Maimonides, Jewish philosopher/talmudic scholar, dies in Cairo at 69 1169 Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies |
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