2013 Event Upon concluding their search for chemical weapons in Syria, UN inspectors leave Damascus 2013 Event Syria's government allows UN weapons inspectors to visit the site outside of Damascus suspected of a chemical weapons attack during the conflict 2013 Event UN inspectors arrive in Damascus to determine whether chemical weapons were used in the Syrian conflict 1975 Event Il-62 crashes south of Damascus, Syria, killing 126 1973 Event Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus 1969 Event 9 Jews publically executed in Damascus Syria 1967 Event 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8 1967 Event 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2 1964 Birthday Steve Nevius, film editor, Eden, Fall Time, Damascus 1960 Birthday Rob Stull, born in Damascus, Maryland, U.S. pentathlete 1992 Olympics 1941 Event 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria 1938 Birthday Paul Evans, singer and pedal guitarist, Damascus Road 1926 Event Battles between Druzen and French in Damascus 1926 Event French air force bombs Damascus, Syria 1925 Event French General Sarrail bombs Damascus 1925 Event Anti-French uprising in Damascus (French inhabitants flee) 1840 Event 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails 1260 Event Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquerors Damascus 1154 Event Damascus surrenders to sultan Nur ad-Din van Aleppo 1148 Event Crusaders attack Damascus 1148 Event Crusaders attack Damascus 1128 Death Toghtekin, slave/atabek of Damascus, dies 705 Death Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies
