2014 Event The Islamic State captures the Iraqi town of Sinjar, home to the country's Yazidi religious minority population; residents fled in advance of the extremists, who have demanded that non-Muslim residents convert to Islam or face death 2013 Event Angola's Ministry of Justice and Human Rights deny the country has banned Islam and is dismantling mosques in an effort to stop the spread of Muslim extremism; they claim mosques are closed because Islam has not gone through the process of approval or legalization 2013 Event Pope Francis canonizes a record-breaking number of new Catholic Church saints; Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI submitted the 813 'Martyrs of Otranto' who were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam 2012 Event Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1979 Event Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque 1975 Death Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78 1964 Event Malcolm X resigns from Nation of Islam 1962 Birthday Taslima Nasrin, born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, doctor turned author, fled Bangladesh to live in exile since 1994, radical feminist and critic of Islam, works for New York University 1960 Event Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state 1956 Death Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam and Woman), dies at 57 1951 Event Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java 1947 Birthday Cat Stevens, Yusaf Islam, rock vocalist, Peace Train, Father and Son 1933 Birthday Louis Farrakhan, minister, black islam nation, million man march 1930 Event Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit 1916 Event 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java 1899 Birthday Willem Kernkamp, Dutch minister of Colonies, Islam and Woman 1896 Birthday Elijah Muhammad, U.S., leader of Nation of Islam 1071 Event Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe 1071 Event Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe 813 Death al-Amin, Arabic kalief of Islam (809-813), murdered 786 Death Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies 661 Death Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 661 Death Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered 656 Event Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam 656 Death Osman ibn Affan, 3rd kalief of Islam (644-56) murdered 644 Event Osman ibn Affan appointed 3rd kalief of islam 644 Death Omar I, 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered 644 Death Omar I, Arabic 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered 634 Death Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies 632 Death Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran), dies (according to tradition) 599 Birthday Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad 580 Birthday Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder, Islam 570 Event Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca
