Events in Suez History
- 1854-11-15 In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is given the necessary royal concession.
- 1859-04-25 Ground broken for Suez Canal
- 1869-11-17 Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas
- 1871-12-24 Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" opera premieres in Cairo, Egypt
- 1888-03-02 The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
- 1915-02-03 Turkish & German army reach Suez Canal
- 1952-01-20 British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone
- 1956-06-13 The last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt
Suez Crisis Begins
1956-07-26 Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announces plan to nationalize Suez Canal, initiating the "Suez Crisis"
- 1956-08-29 French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis
- 1956-10-29 Suez Crisis erupts into war as Israel invades the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, to be followed by a planned airborne assault by France and Britain
- 1956-10-31 Britain and France join Israeli forces in Egypt and begin to bomb Egypt to reopen Suez Canal
- 1956-11-03 Suez Crisis: After several days of fighting, Israeli forces capture the Gaza Strip
- 1956-11-05 Britain and France land airborne forces at Port Said in Egypt, escalating the Suez Crisis
- 1956-11-06 Suez Crisis: British Royal Marines storm Port Said in Egypt amid growing domestic and international opposition to the Anglo-French-Israeli military operation
Suez Crisis
1956-11-07 Suez Crisis ends with a ceasefire as the United Nations Emergency Force is established at instigation of Canadian diplomat Lester B. Pearson and UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld
- 1957-03-08 Egypt reopens the Suez Canal after Israel withdraws from occupied Egyptian territory
- 1957-03-08 Israeli troops leave Egypt in compliance with UN resolution
- 1967-06-09 Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
- 1968-07-08 Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel along Suez Canal
- 1971-03-07 Egypt refuses to renew the Suez cease fire
- 1973-10-09 Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal
- 1973-10-16 Israeli tanks under Gen Sharon move through Suez Canal
- 1973-10-26 Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army
- 1974-02-21 Israeli forces leave western Suez
Event of Interest
1975-06-05 Egyptian president Anwar Sadat reopens Suez Canal (closed since 1967)
- 1979-11-25 Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt
- 2006-01-12 French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Greenpeace activists board the ship.
- 2015-08-06 Eqyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi inaugurates the Suez Canal Expansion at a ceremony in Ismaïlia
Famous People from Suez
- 1805-11-19 Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat (built Suez Canal), born in Versailles, French Empire (d. 1894)
- 1911-04-12 Mahmoud Younis, Suez Canal nationalization engineer, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1976)
- 1912-09-15 Ismail Yasseen, Egyptian comedian and actor (Isamil Yassine as Tarzan, Ibn Hamidu), born in Suez, Egypt (d. 1972)
Famous Egyptians
Anwar Sadat
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Cleopatra
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hosni Mubarak
Mohamed Morsi