1973 Birthday Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star, 1994 Taipei 1904 Birthday Shi Lal Bahadur Shastri, India premier, 1964-66 1487 Birthday Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah 680 Event Husain ibn 'Ali, Shi'i religious leader, enters martyrdom 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 62 599 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
