15 November: What Happened On This Day
NBK's first customers, a black-and-white TV signal, and a freeman of London.
In Kuwait
1952 — National Bank of Kuwait Opens
The National Bank of Kuwait opened to customers for the first time: the first national bank, and the first shareholding company in banking, in Kuwait and the Gulf, with capital put at about one million Kuwaiti dinars.
1961 — Kuwait Television’s First Broadcast
Kuwait Television began broadcasting in black and white, four hours a day.
1997 — The Early Intervention Centre in Surra
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour opened the Early Intervention Centre for children with disabilities in Surra, for their care, training and rehabilitation.
2001 — The First Arab Freeman of the City of London
Kuwait’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Khaled Al-Duwaisan, received the Freedom of the City of London, the first Arab to hold it.
2013 — Artist Ayoub Hussain Dies
Painter Ayoub Hussain Al-Qanaei died aged 83, after a long career.
2022 — Mohammed Al-Sanousi Dies
Former information minister Mohammed Al-Sanousi, one of the founders of Kuwait’s state television in 1960, died aged 84.
2023 — First Gulf Woman as FANA Vice-President
At its 50th general assembly in Abu Dhabi, the Federation of Arab News Agencies elected KUNA’s director general, Dr Fatima Al-Salem, as vice-president, the first Gulf woman in the post.
Source: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) — On this day in Kuwait, 15 November (Arabic).
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