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1992 Yvonne Bryceland, actress (Road to Mecca), dies of cancer at 66
1990 Panic in tunnel of Mecca, 1,426 pilgrims trampled to death 1980 63 beheaded in Mecca, Saudi Arabia 1979 Sji'ieten occupies great mosque of Mecca, 100s killed 1975 Gas stove explodes and starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia) 1931 Hussein ibn-Ali, sjarif Mecca/king/kalief of Hedzjaz (1917-24), dies 1924 Wahhabietes under Ibn Saudi take Mecca 1924 Ibn Saud of Nedzhed captures Mecca 1325 Sheik Ibn Battuta begins 1st world trip, Tangiers to Mecca 622 Moslem Era begins-Mahomet begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) 599 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 570 Religion of Islam (submission) founded in Mecca |
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