Today in Kuwait's history

1962 -- Kuwait Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah signed a decree establishing governorates of Al-Assima (the capital), Hawally and Al-Ahmadi. 1966 -- The Ministry of Social Affairs proclaimed the Kuwaiti Sea Sports Club. 1973 -- Al-Shuwaikh High School Stadium witnesses a historic match between the Kuwaiti Qadsia soccer team and the Brazilian team Santos. More than 30,000 spectators attended the encounter. The legendary Brazilian star Pele scored a single goal and Jaseem Yaaqoub of Qadsia equalized with a single one. 1975 -- The renowned Kuwaiti singer Abdullatif Al-Obaid, better known as Abullatif Al-Kuwaiti, passed away at the age of 74. He was the first to record a song abroad and sang tens of Arab songs. 1995 -- Boubyan Petrochemical Company was established. 2002 -- The Kuwaiti surgeon Dr. Jamal Al-Marjan conducted an unprecedented surgery for a 70-year-old blind person, implanting a prosthetic cornea and restoring his eyesight. 2016 -- A Guinness team attended a display of a huge Kuwait Flag in an aerial show over South Kuwait, recording it as the longest flag in the world. 2017 -- The Arab Writers Union granted "The Jerusalem Poet Award" to the Kuwaiti poet, Dr. Khalifa Al-Wugayyan. 2018 -- A conference grouping NGOs, held in Kuwait, pledged USD 330 million for war-damaged areas in Iraq. 2020 -- The former president of the Kuwaiti Football Association and Qadsia SC, Abdulaziz Al-Mekhled, passed away at the age of 85.