2012 Event An Egyptian lawyer, Mohamed Salem, files a lawsuit over the country's President Morsi removing Hussein Tantawi, former commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, and Sami Anan, former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces 2011 Event President Hosni Mubarak relinquishes power to the head of the Higher Military Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi 2011 Event Jordan's Ali bin Al Hussein is elected as Vice President of FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football 2006 Event Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad 2006 Event Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging by an Iraqi court 2005 Event Saddam Hussein's trial begins in Iraq 2003 Death Uday Hussein, Iraqi Celebrity 2003 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents) 1999 Death King Hussein, Jordanian king, dies at 63 1994 Event 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot) 1993 Death Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered 1992 Event 96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14 1991 Event 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06 1990 Event Saddam Hussein warns that U.S. will repeat Vietnam experience 1990 Event Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message 1990 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West 1990 Event Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1990 Event Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq 1990 Death Hussein Bin Onn, 1st minister of Malasia (1976-81), dies 1988 Event Jordanian King Hussein renounces sovereignity over West Bank to PLO 1988 Event King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives 1988 Event 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43 1987 Event 18th New York City Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01 1987 Event 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01) 1986 Event Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO 1985 Event Jordan king Hussein and PLO leader Arafat sign accord 1983 Event Jordan king Hussein ceases negotiations with PLO 1981 Death Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered 1980 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 Event Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 1980 Event Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria 1979 Event Iraqi president Saddam Hussein executes 22 political opponents 1979 Event Premier/president al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein 1978 Death Hussein al-Ghasjmi, president of North-Yemen, murdered 1978 Event Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American 1970 Event Jordanian King Hussein moves against PLO guerrillas 1970 Event Jordan king Hussein forms military government 1967 Birthday Mazhar Hussein, cricketer, UAE batsman World Cup 1996 1967 Event King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo 1964 Birthday Uday Hussein, Iraqi Celebrity 1958 Event King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR 1958 Event King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation 1958 Event Saddam Hussein and Iraqi army overthrows the monarchy 1958 Birthday Ibrahim Hussein, marathoner, Boston Marathon-1988, 91, 92 1954 Death Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed 1953 Event Hussein I installed as king of Jordan 1952 Event Hussein Ibn Talal I, proclaimed King of Jordan 1952 Event Hussein Sirri Pasha forms Egyptian government 1951 Birthday Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, president of United World Colleges movement, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan 1951 Death Abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem 1946 Event Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan 1937 Birthday Saddam Hussein, At-Takriti, president of Iraq, 1979 - 2003 1935 Birthday Hussein ibn Talal I, king of Jordan, 1953- 1933 Death Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 1932 Birthday Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress, Happy New Year 1931 Death Hussein ibn-Ali, sjarif Mecca/king/kalief of Hedzjaz (1917-24), dies 1931 Death Ibn Ali Hussein, King of Hejaz, dies 1924 Event King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne 1924 Event King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief 1883 Birthday Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria 680 Death Hussein, grandson of prophet Mohammed, beheaded
