1976 — Kuwait Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree-into-law stipulating that motorists must obtain a diving license or face penalty.
1990 — The Iraqi regime declared during its occupation of the State of Kuwait withdrawing all Kuwaiti banknotes, and swapping each Kuwaiti dinar for an Iraqi dinar.
2002 — State of Kuwait assumed chairmanship of the International Atomic Energy Agency for the 2002-03 mandate, representing the Middle East and South Asia Group.
2005 — Kuwaiti tennis player Mohammad Al-Gharib won the Arab tournament, the first such victory at the Gulf level.
2020 — Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research registered a patent for an invention measuring impact of dust and pollutants on solar cells.
Source: Kuwait News Agency
