17 November 1869Opening of Suez CanalIsmail Pasha
Opens the completed Suez Canal to international navigation.
Historical records for Egypt in 1869, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Opens the completed Suez Canal to international navigation.
Opens the canal under Egyptian sovereignty while operation remains in the hands of the Suez Canal Company.
The Suez Canal is opened by Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt and Sudan
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