2015 Event Turkey sends troops to Syria to rescue 40 guards and relocate remains from the tomb of Sulayman Shah, which is now surrounded by ISIS militants; the site is internationally recognized as Turkish territory 2015 Event The tomb of an Egyptian queen, Khentakawess III, is discovered by a team of Czech archaeologists; the queen lived during the Fifth Dynasty and was likely the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre 2012 Event Jan van Eyck is credited as the painter of 'The three mary's at the tomb' a painting from the 1430's held in a Rotterdam museum 1986 Event Tomb of Tutanchamon's treasurer Maya found in Egypt 1973 Death Robert Ellis, actor (Curse of King Tut's Tomb), dies at 40 1970 Death Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 1961 Event Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square 1945 Birthday Valerie Leon, born in London, England, actress, Blood from Mummy's Tomb 1926 Birthday Patrick Wymark, born in Cleethorpes, England, actor, Skull, Tomb of Ligeia 1924 Event King Tut's tomb opened 1923 Event Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown solder, Arc de Triumph 1921 Event President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Arlington Cemetary) 1898 Event Lord Kitchener destroys Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman 1897 Event Grant's Tomb (famed of song and legend) dedicated 1873 Birthday Howard Carter, British archaeologist, found King Tutankhamen's tomb 1755 Birthday John Flaxman, English sculptor, Westminster Abbey tomb stones 1652 Birthday Peterus I Scheemaeckers, Flemish sculptor, tomb stones 1631 Death Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal)
