1994 Death Cherif Gousmi, kalief Abu Abdallah Ahmed, Alger Moslem leader, shot 1931 Death Hussein ibn-Ali, sjarif Mecca/king/kalief of Hedzjaz (1917-24), dies 1924 Event King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief 1922 Event Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdul Medjid kalief 1922 Event Turkish kalief/sultan Mehmed VI asks British army for help 976 Event Hisham II appointed kalief of Cordoba 976 Death Al-Hakam II, Moors kalief of Cordoba, dies 892 Death Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies 813 Death al-Amin, Arabic kalief of Islam (809-813), murdered 786 Death Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies 775 Death Mansur, kalief of Abbasiden, dies 705 Death Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies 685 Death Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies 680 Event Battle at Kerbela: Kalief Yazid beats pretender al-Hussein 680 Death Mu'awijja, kalief of Al-Schaam, dies 661 Death Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered 656 Event Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion 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 644 Event Kalief Omar I injured during assassination attempt 634 Death Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies
