In Kuwait
1968 — the Military College decree
Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued a decree founding the Military College. Teaching began on 2 November 1968 in an 18-month course of three stages, the first class graduated in May 1970, and the college was later renamed Ali Al-Sabah Military College.
1969 — the Police College takes its first intake
The Police College received its first intake of recruits, to be trained as ranks and officers of the Kuwait Police.
1972 — the Kuwait Society for the Blind
The Kuwait Society for the Blind was registered, set up to serve blind people in Kuwait, take up their concerns and help them take a full part in society.
1993 — Hamad Al-Humaidi dies
Hamad Abdulaziz Al-Humaidi died aged 76. One of the best-known teachers at Al-Nour Institute for the Blind, he earned a diploma in teaching the blind in Cairo despite having lost his own sight, wrote a guide to starting a blind child’s education, helped found the Society for the Blind and later chaired its board.
2003 — indoor shooting ranges at Subhan
The National Ranges Company opened its indoor shooting range complex at the Hunting and Equestrian Club in Subhan.
2010 — a club for mind sports
The Public Authority for Youth and Sport registered the Mind Sports Club, devoted to chess, draughts, dominoes, bridge and similar games.
2013 — Uqab Al-Khateeb dies
Uqab Mohammad Al-Khateeb died aged 92. He was among the founders of Kuwait’s modern education and of its theatre movement.
2014 — a first in surgery
Dr Abdullah Al-Haddad, a consultant in general and colorectal surgery, removed a rectal tumour in an operation described as the first of its kind in Kuwait.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) — On This Day in Kuwait.
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