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2004 At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia

1998 At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia

1991 Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years)

1991 Muslim Shites release U.S. hostage Alan Steen

1991 Muslim Shites release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio

1985 Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists hijacked TWA Flight 847

1964 Malcolm X leaves Black Muslim Movement

1957 Hamid Karzai, born in Karz, Afghanistan, Pashtun of the Popalzai tribe, Sunni Muslim, politician, Independent Party, 12th President of Afghanistan

1937 Abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer, dies at 51

1920 Ma, the Benovelent, Chinese muslim rebel (holy war), dies

1885 Abdul Muslim Mahomayev, composer

1191 Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko

1165 Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher

661 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

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


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