2014 Event Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, a key member of the military arm of the al-Qaeda-affiliated group al-Shabab, surrenders to police; the group seeks to take over the U.N.-supported Somali government 2013 Event In Saudi Arabia, Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed al-Gizawi is sentenced to five years in prison and 300 lashes, for possession of Xanax anti-anxiety pills 1998 Event World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life 1996 Death Ahmed Bahauddin, journalist, dies at 69 1996 Death Elman Ali Ahmed, peace campaigner, dies at 42 1995 Death Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50 1994 Death Cherif Gousmi, kalief Abu Abdallah Ahmed, Alger Moslem leader, shot 1990 Event Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, vs. Australia at Adelaide 1989 Death Ahmed Abdallah, president of Comores, dies 1987 Event Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55) 1985 Event Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09) 1984 Event Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya 1975 Event Bangladesh military coup under Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed 1974 Birthday Ahmed Best, American Actor 1973 Birthday Ashfaq Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistan pace bowler 1993- 1971 Birthday Shakeel Ahmed, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper, v West Indies 1993 1970 Birthday Mushtaq Ahmed, cricketer, prodigious Pakistani leggie 1990- 1969 Birthday Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 1968 Birthday Ahmed Elmaghraby, born in Suez, Egypt, U.S. field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Kamal Ahmed, American Comedian 1961 Death Zog I, Ahmed Zogu, King of Albania (1925-39), dies at 65 1960 Birthday Tauseef Ahmed, cricketer, leading Pakistani off-spinner of 80's 1958 Death Ahmed Mukhtar Baban, premier of Iraq, executed 1955 Event Imtiaz Ahmed scores 209 vs. New Zealand, the record for a no 8 batsman 1955 Death Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded 1949 Birthday Shafiq Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman during the 70's 1947 Birthday Younis Ahmed, cricketer, batted for Pakistan in 1969 and again in 1987 1945 Birthday Niaz Ahmed, cricketer, 1st and last East Pakistani to play Test cricket 1945 Birthday Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist 1945 Death Ahmed Maher Pasha, Egypt's PM, assassinated in parliament 1944 Birthday Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi Statesman 1942 Event Assault of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortresses on airport at Sidi Ahmed 1937 Birthday Saeed Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73 1929 Birthday Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada, leader of South Africa Communist Party 1928 Birthday Imtiaz Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62 1926 Birthday Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler, 9 Tests 1952-56 1925 Birthday Maqsood Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56 1925 Event Premier Ahmed Zogu becomes president of Angola 1925 Event Albanian parliament announces itself a republic; Ahmed Zogoe president 1924 Event Albania becomes a republic (ex-premier Ahmed Zogoe's coup) 1922 Birthday Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer, off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's 1922 Birthday Ahmed Sekou Toure, president of Guinea, 1957-84 1918 Birthday Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician 1895 Death Ahmed Djevdet Pasja, Turkish minister of Justice, dies at 73 1885 Death Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmed, Sudanese music reviewer, dies 1885 Event Muhammad Ahmed ("Mahdi") rebels conquer Khartoum 1857 Event Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British) 1822 Birthday Ahmed Djevdet Pasha, Turkish minister of Education/Justice 1730 Event Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees 1695 Death Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies 1676 Event Kara Mustafa succeeds Ahmed Koprulu as Turkish grand vizier 1676 Death Ahmed Koprulu, Turkish great vizer (siege of Candia, Kreta), dies 1673 Birthday Ahmed III, 23rd sultan, Turkey, 1703-30 1664 Event Battle at St. Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Koprulu 1643 Birthday Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey, 1691-95 1617 Death Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17), dies 1590 Birthday Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey, 1603-17 1543 Death Ahmed Gran, sultan of Adal, dies in battle
