2015 Event The Cairo Criminal Court convicts Egyptian ex-President Mohammed Morsi for his role in illegal detentions and violent responses to protests against him three years ago; he and other Muslim Brotherhood defendants will serve a 20-year prison term 2014 Event Mohammed Zakari, a leader of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, has been arrested by Nigerian police; Boko Haram is implicated in hundreds of deaths and kidnappings, and Zakari is wanted for the recent killings of seven people 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candiate Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama's reaction to the attacks on U.S. missions in Benghazi, Cairo and other U.S. embassy's was to 'sympathize' with the assailants; the President claimed the attacks were the result of protests to a movie released on YouTube months before that mocked Mohammed 2012 Event China's President, Hu Jintao, officially receives Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who came to the country for cooperation talks and in-depth discussion 2012 Event Egypt's state news organization states that their President, Mohammed Morsi is going to Iran at the end of August to attend the Non-Aligned Movement meeting 2011 Event Protesters storm the national Parliament in Kuwait; Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and his cabinet, resign 2011 Event Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi announces he will leave politics soon after the Presidential elections are held 2010 Event A drone strike in Pakistan reportedly kills Taliban commander, Faqir Mohammed 1997 Death Gul Mohammed, world's shortest man (22.1"/56.16 cm), dies at 36 1996 Death Mohammed Najibullah, politician, dies at 55 1996 Death Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria 1979 - 1984, dies 1995 Death Mohammed Siyad Barre, president of Somalia (1969-91), dies 1993 Death Mohammed el-Himi, brigade-general of Egyptian police, murdered 1993 Death Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered 1992 Death Mohammed Boudiaf, president of Algeria, assassinated at 73 1990 Death Moelvi Mohammed Farouk, Indian spiritual leader, murdered 1988 Death Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, killed in plane crash 1987 Event West German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking 1986 Event South Yemen President Ali Nasser Mohammed's bodyguard shoots opponents 1985 Death Mohammed Munir, Indonesian worker's union leader, executed 1984 Death Mohammed Naguib, Egyptian Statesman 1981 Event Mohammed Ali Rajai elected president of Iran 1981 Death Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered 1980 Event Mohammed Ali Radjai appointed premier of Iran 1980 Death Pahlawi Mohammed Reza, shah of Persia (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60 1980 Death Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty 1980 Event Mohammed Ali tours Africa as President Carter's envoy 1979 Death Nur Mohammed Taraki, president of Afghanistan (1978-79), killed 1979 Event Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt 1978 Event Iranian Prime Minister Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi 1978 Death Mohammed Daud Khan, Afghani Statesman 1978 Death Mohammed Daud, premier/president of Afghanistan, murdered 1977 Death Mohammed al-Zahaby, Egyptian minister, murdered 1976 Death General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup 1975 Event Military coup by General Mohammed/President Jakubu Gowon fired 1974 Death Mohammed SA al-Hoesseini, Mufti of Jerusalem/president Com Palestine, dies 1974 Death Mohammed Ayub Khan, premier/president (Pakistan), dies 1971 Birthday Mohammed Sylla, soccer player, Willem II, FC Martigues 1969 Event Pakistan General Agha Mohammed Jagja Khan succeeds Ayub Chan as president 1967 Death Mohammed Abdul Hakim Amer, Egyptian vice-PM, commits suicide at 47 1967 Event Mohammed Ali, Cassius Clay, sentenced to 5 years 1967 Death Mohammed H Mossadeq, premier of Persia (1951-53), dies 1963 Death Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies 1961 Death Mohammed V, ibn Yusuf, sultan/King of Morocco, dies at 51 1959 Death Mohammed Zakaria Ghonein, discoverer of 6,000 yr old pyramid, dies 1957 Birthday Mohammed Valli Moosa, South African leader, UDF 1956 Event Indonesian Vice President Mohammed Hatta, resigns 1955 Event Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussuph V returns to Morocco 1954 Event Pakistan governor-general Ghoelan Mohammed disbands parliament 1953 Birthday Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner 1980 Olympics bronze 1953 Event Sultan Sidi Mohammed Am Joessoef V of Morocco deposed 1953 Event Premier Mohammed Abdullah of Kashmir, fired 1951 Event Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia 1948 Death Mohammed Ali Jinnah, 1st governor of Pakistan (1947-48), dies at 71 1944 Death Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 1942 Event Sukarno and Mohammed Hatta finds Ampat Serangkai 1933 Death Mohammed Nadir Shah, king of Afghanistan, assassin by Abdul Khallig 1929 Birthday Wazir Mohammad, cricketer, eldest of Pakistan's 4 Mohammed brothers 1929 Event Mohammed Nadir Khan occupies Kabul Afghanistan/drives out H Ghazi 1926 Event Mohammed Nadir Khan begins coup in Afghanistan, 1200 killed 1926 Death Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies 1926 Death Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies 1924 Birthday Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer, Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54 1920 Death Mohammed ibn Addoellah, Somalian resistances leader "Mad Molla", dies 1919 Birthday Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty 1918 Death Mohammed V Resjad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18), dies 1914 Birthday Mohammed Sahir, shah, Afghanistan 1911 Event Overthrown shah of Persia Mohammed Ali lands on Astrabad with army 1909 Birthday Mohammed V ibn Yusuf, King of Morocco, 1953, 1955-61 1909 Birthday Mohammed Daud Khan, Afghani Statesman 1909 Birthday Mohammed Omar, Afghani Clergyman 1908 Birthday Mohammed Roem, Indonesian foreign minister, Linggadjati 1908 Event Failed assassination attempt on Shah Mohammed Ali in Teheran 1907 Birthday Mohammed Ayub Khan, general/premier/president, Pakistan 1905 Death Mohammed Abdoe, Egyptian writing expert (Al'Oerwah al-Woethka), dies 1905 Death Tippo-Tip, Hamed ben Mohammed, Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67 1901 Birthday Mohammed Naguib, Egyptian Statesman 1899 Death Abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies 1879 Event Afghan's emir Mohammed Yakub forced to resign 1876 Birthday Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Karachi, founded Pakistan, 1947, gov, 1947-58 1861 Birthday Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey, 1918-22 1850 Death Sajjid Ali Mohammed Bab, Persian founder of Babism 1799 Death Mohammed Esad Galib Dede, Turkish poet, Husn-u asjk, dies at about 41 1797 Death Aga Mohammed Khan, cruel ruler of Persia, castrated and killed 1566 Birthday Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey, 1595-1603 1542 Birthday Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India, 1556-1605 1530 Death Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder Mogols-dynasty, dies at 47 1507 Birthday Gentile Bellini, Italian artist, Sultan Mohammed II 1483 Birthday Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty 1481 Death Mohammed II, Fatih, sultan of Turkey (1451-81), dies 1421 Death Mohammed I, sultan of Turkey (1413-21), dies 1351 Death Mohammed ibn-Tughluq, sultan of Delhi India, dies 1209 Death Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies 1002 Death Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 925 Death Rhazes, Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi, Persian, dies 923 Death Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 865 Birthday Rhazes, Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi, Persian physician 680 Death Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded 634 Death Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, al-Siddik, friend/successor of Mohammed, dies 632 Death Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) 622 Event Prophet Mohammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina) 580 Birthday Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder, Islam 570 Birthday Mohammed, Islamic prophet, Koran
