2012 Event Following the death of Crown Prince, Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz becomes Saudi Arabia's heir apparent 1995 Death Aziz Nesin, writer, humorist, author of over 100 books, dies at 79 1991 Event Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis 1991 Event Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th 1982 Death Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69 1980 Event Failed assassination attempt on Iraqi vice-premier Tariq Aziz 1975 Death Faisal Ibn Mussed Abdul Aziz, Saudi prince, beheaded in Riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the king 1959 Death Abdul Aziz, cricket, dies at 17 struck by ball in fc match for Karachi 1953 Death Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabian Statesman 1915 Birthday Aziz Nesin, born in Heybeliada, Istanbul, writer, humorist, author of over 100 books, political activist, championed free speech and human rights in Turkey 1876 Birthday Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, Saudi Arabian Statesman 1830 Birthday Abdul Aziz, Istanbul Ottoman, 32nd sultan of Turkey, 1861-76
