Memory of the day: Former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser passes away in 1970

CAIRO – 28 September 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on September 27.

48 BC - The assassination of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus after his landing in Egypt Upon the order of Ptolemy XIII.

1238 - A treaty is signed to hand over the city of Valencia to the Christian Kingdom of Aragon in Andalusia, after a severe siege of the city.

1970 - Mohamed Anwar El-Sadat takes over the presidency of Egypt after the death of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.