19 October: What Happened On This Day
The dinar becomes the currency, an arts academy is founded, and five million barrels go to Japan.
In Kuwait
1960 — The Dinar Becomes Kuwait’s Currency
Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued Amiri Decree No. 41 of 1960 enacting the Kuwaiti Currency Law, which made the dinar the country’s unit of currency and set up the Kuwaiti Currency Board.
1990 — Kuwaiti Assets Placed Under Protection
During the occupation, Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued Decree-Law No. 3 of 1990, placing assets owned by Kuwaitis and residents, inside and outside the country, under government protection from 2 August 1990, to be kept for their rightful owners.
1994 — Al-Mu’tamar Goes to Press
The first issue of Al-Mu’tamar, a weekly political and economic newspaper, was published.
2000 — A Gulf Title in Squash
Kuwait won the Gulf squash championship for youth and junior teams, held in Bahrain.
2010 — An Architecture College and an Arts Academy
Deputy Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued Decree No. 390 creating a College of Architecture at Kuwait University, and Decree No. 391 founding the Kuwait Academy of Arts, which brought together the Higher Institute of Musical Arts and the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts.
2010 — Farewell to Ghanim Al-Saleh
Actor Ghanim Al-Saleh died aged 68. On stage since the early 1960s and a co-founder of the Arab Theatre Company, his plays included Isht wa Shift, Bye Bye London and Fursan Al-Manakh.
2011 — Thanks from Japan
Japan expressed its gratitude for Kuwait’s gift of five million barrels of crude oil to help it recover from the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) — On This Day in Kuwait.
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