2014 Event Sulaiman Abu Ghayth, son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, is sentenced in the U.S. to life in prison for providing support to al-Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks; Abu Ghayth commented that hundreds of young Muslims would rise up as a result of his imprisonment 2009 Event Inmates at Iraq's notoriuous Abu Grraib prison start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest 2006 Event Terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is killed by U.S. forces in Iraq 2004 Death Abu Abbas, Palestinian Politician 1997 Event Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building and kills 1 1994 Death Cherif Gousmi, kalief Abu Abdallah Ahmed, Alger Moslem leader, shot 1993 Death Abu Rish, Palestinian PLO-leader, dies at 23 1992 Death Khaled Mahmoud Saeed, asst to Palestine terrorist Abu Nidal, murdered 1991 Death Sallah Kharaf, Abu Iyad, co-founder (Al-Fatah), assassinated 1988 Event Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on City of Poros cruise ship 1988 Death Abu Jihad, Khalil al-Wazzir, PLO-leader, murdered 1982 Death Saad Sayd, Abu Walid, Palestinian commandant in Lebanon, dies 1979 Death Ali Hassan Salameh, Abu Hassan, killed by car bomb; believed to have helped mastermind massacre of 1972 Munich Olympics athletes 1977 Event Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes 1977 Event France releases Abu Daoud, a Palestinian suspected of involvement in massacre of Israeli athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics 1976 Event Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi 1973 Birthday Abu Wilson, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Event Abu Sayeed Chudhury becomes president and sheik Mujib ur-Rahman premier 1971 Event Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah and Umm ak Qiwain form United Arab Emirates 1971 Event Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of Abu Dhabi becomes President of UAE 1948 Birthday Abu Abbas, Palestinian Politician 1938 Birthday Abu Bakar Bashir, Activist 1885 Event Battle at Abu Klea Sudan, 800-1000 killed 1885 Event British beat Mahdists at Battle of Abu Klea in Sudan 1595 Death Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch E indies poet, dies at 48 1547 Birthday Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet 1209 Death Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies 1075 Birthday Abu 'l-Kasim Mahmud ibn Omar al-Zamachshari, Arab theologist 1049 Death Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 1002 Death Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 967 Birthday Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic 925 Death Rhazes, Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi, Persian, dies 923 Death Abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83 865 Birthday Rhazes, Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi, Persian physician 820 Death Abu Abdallah M ibn Idris al-Sjafi'i, islamic (Book of Mother), dies 661 Death Ali ibn Abu Talib, kalief of Islam (656-61), murdered 656 Event Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion 656 Event Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam 634 Death Abd Allah Abu Bekr, Arabic merchant/1st kalief of Islam, dies 624 Death Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle 622 Event Prophet Mohammed/Abu Bakr arrives in Jathrib (Medina)
