1919- Prince Faisal Bin al-Hussein submits a memo to Paris Peace Conference calling for independence of all Arab countries.
1942-Iran signs a Treaty of Alliance with Britain and the Soviet Union during World War II.
1952- King Farouk dismisses Mustafa el-Nahhas’s government after Cairo fire.
1970- US troops start to withdraw from Wheelus Air Base in Libya.
2004- A prisoners exchange process between Lebanese Hizbollah Party and Israel, as Israel released 400 Palestinian detainees and 31 others in exchange for restoring a civilian and the bodies of three Israeli soldiers.
Born Today:
1860- Russian Novelist Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
1954- American television host, actress and producer Oprah Winfrey.
Passed away:
1696- Tsar Ivan V of Russia.
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