Memory of the day: 1st Cairo International Book Fair launches in 1969

CAIRO – 23 January 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 23.

393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I makes his nine-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.

1845 - Emir Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri surrenders to the French occupation forces.

1969 - Cairo celebrates its millennium. The opening of the first international book fair is considered the beginning of the millennium celebration.