13 November: What Happened On This Day
A carpentry class of twelve, nine soldiers of Yarmouk, and archives back from Iraq.
In Kuwait
1954 — The Industrial College Opens
Classes began at Kuwait’s Industrial College. Twelve students enrolled on the first day, all in the carpentry section.
1973 — The Martyrs of the Yarmouk Brigade
Nine soldiers of the Kuwaiti army’s Yarmouk Brigade, which fought in the battles around the Suez Canal, were officially declared martyrs. They were buried in the martyrs’ cemeteries in Egypt.
1993 — The Awqaf Public Foundation
Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah issued a decree creating the Awqaf Public Foundation, which took over the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs’ responsibilities for endowments.
2011 — Three Golds for Kuwaiti Inventors
Inventors Abdullah Abul-Qasem and Sadeq Qasem won three gold medals at an inventions exhibition for East Asian countries, held in Croatia.
2018 — Part of the National Archive Comes Home
Iraq handed back part of Kuwait’s property and national archive taken during the invasion, including books and film material from Kuwait Television and Kuwait University, under UN Security Council resolutions.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) — On this day in Kuwait, 13 November (Arabic).
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