On this day in history
18 November
Wednesday Hijri 8 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 18 November
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By the Hijri calendar 8 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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197920 November
Armed militants seize Masjid al-Haram
On 20 November 1979, the first day of the Hijri year 1400, an armed group led by Juhayman al-Otaybi seized Masjid al-Haram after the dawn prayer. The siege lasted about two weeks and ended in early December 1979, when Saudi forces regained control of the mosque.
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194822 November
Death of Fahreddin Pasha, defender of Medina
Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan (Fahreddin Pasha), who defended Medina until January 1919 during World War I, died near Eskişehir during a train journey on 22 November 1948. At his request, he was buried at Rumelihisarı in Istanbul.
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19255 December
Medina passes to the forces of Abdulaziz ibn Saud
On 5 December 1925 Medina passed into the hands of the forces of Abdulaziz ibn Saud. Jeddah followed later that month, bringing the whole of the Hejaz under his rule.