2012 Event Following the death of Crown Prince, Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz becomes Saudi Arabia's heir apparent 2011 Event The funeral for the final heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Otto von Habsburg, occurs in Vienna, attended by monarchs and members of the political elite 2001 Event The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride 1996 Event Assassination attempt on Uday (Iraqi's heir to Sadam Hussain) 1993 Death Jo Boer, Dutch painter/writer/author, Heir, dies at 85 1990 Event "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 16 performances 1990 Event "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 16 performances 1977 Birthday Victoria Ingrid Alicea Desiree, Princess heir apparent of Sweden 1977 Event Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani becomes heir apparent to throne of Qatar 1968 Birthday Frederik, Heir Apparent Crown Prince of Denmark 1968 Birthday Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias, heir to Spanish throne 1960 Birthday Crown Prince Naruhito, heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan, eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 1955 Birthday Henri, Heir Apparent Prince of Luxembourg 1953 Death Azzedine Bey, Tunisian heir to the throne, murdered 1952 Birthday Monique Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince/Heir Apparent to Thailand throne 1948 Birthday Peter Mond, born in England, 4th Baron Melchett, Lord Melchett, heir to Sir Alfred Mond's fortune, Labor Party whip, researched cannabis addition, Greenpeace activist 1937 Birthday Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway 1937 Birthday Philip Chetwode, born in England, born 2nd Baron Chetwode, Baron Chetwode, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, heir apparent is Hon. Roger Chetwode 1911 Birthday George Huntington Hartford II, born in New York City, heir, A&P 1833 Death Abbas Mirza, Persian governor/heir to the throne, dies at 44 1823 Birthday Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer, Heir of Redclyffe 1790 Death Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed and stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89 1714 Death Karel, duke of Berry/French heir to the throne, dies 1700 Event Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne 1699 Death Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies 1698 Event Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1551 Event Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne 1506 Event Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir 1480 Death Rene, last heir of house of Anjou, dies 1347 Event Bohemia heir to the throne elected German anti-king Charles IV 587 Event Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram takes cousin Childebert II as heir
