Historical place archive

Gaza in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Gaza in Egypt. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records2 event labels3 people1799–1967

Historical events in Gaza

1799

July 1799
Mobilization
Ibraham Bey · Revolution of Egypt

Assembles a Marmaluke force to re-occupy Egypt after its invasion by Napoleon

1948

1948
Rule of Gaza
Farouk I · Israel-Arab War

During the 1948 Arabi War, Egypt holds Gaza and its surrounding area and occupies the city after the war. After the Armistice with Israel Egypt retains the Gaza Strip

1956

November 1956
Rule of Gaza
Gamal Abdel Nasser · Suez War

Israel captures Gaza and the Gaza Strip during the Suez crisis.

1967

1967
Rule of Gaza
Gamal Abdel Nasser · Six Day War

Israel captures the city of Gaza and the Gaza Strip

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Egypt and Gaza. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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