1994 Event 270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia 1991 Event Nigerian DC-8 crashes near Saudi-Arabia, 261 die 1982 Death Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69 1981 Event U.S. furnish $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia 1975 Death Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), murdered at 68 1960 Event King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power 1960 Event Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1958 Event Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia 1955 Event Egypt and Saudi-Arabia sign defense treaty 1906 Birthday Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia, 1964-75
