Events on this day in Kuwait
The report reviews diverse historical events from 1938 to 2025, including political decisions, sports achievements, and deaths.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 22 (KUNA) -- October 22:
1938 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah establishes the Orphanage, which was managed by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah and housed 100 orphans.
1960 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues Decree-Law No. 40 of 1960 establishing the Credit Bank to facilitate real estate, industrial, and agricultural credit.
1961 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issues Decree-Law No. 29 of 1961 establishing the Kuwait Flour Mills Company, which began its operations by producing flour in 1965 and merged in 1988 with the Kuwait Bakeries Company to become the Kuwait Flour Mills and Bakeries Company.
1966 - The State of Kuwait opens its embassy in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
1973 - A squadron of Hunter aircraft from the Kuwait Air Force departs for Egypt to participate in confronting Israel during the October 1973 War.
1986 - The Kuwaiti oil tanker Al-Faihaa is hit by a missile fired from a warship ten miles off the coast of Dubai.
1990 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah begins a tour of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, starting with France, where he discusses with French President Francois Mitterrand the developments of the brutal Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.
1997 - The Public Authority for Housing Welfare celebrates the signing of the contract for the West Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh project, which is the first under the law regarding the participation of the private sector in developing state-owned vacant lands for housing welfare purposes.
2008 - Former President of the Court of Accounts Barak Al-Marzouq dies at the age of 69.
2008 - The Faculty of Medicine at Kuwait University announces that its Genetic Diseases Unit has recorded an unprecedented discovery of a genetic mutation for congenital glaucoma affecting children in Kuwait. This genetic discovery (SYAP1) is published in one of the largest American medical journals.
2010 - Kuwaiti and Saudi Arabian nationals are allowed to travel between the two countries using their smart national ID cards through all official land, sea, and air border crossings.
2010 - The Kuwait shooting team wins the gold medal at the Shooting World Cup clay pigeon championship held in Maty, Kazakhstan.
2012 - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issues a decree-law converting the Kuwait Airways Company into a joint-stock company, changing its name to Kuwait Airways Company.
2025 - Sheikh Ali Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies at the age of 75 after a distinguished career of contribution in diplomatic service and public service. (End) M.B.R. / N.S.N.
