On this day in history
19 May
Tuesday Hijri 2 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 19 May
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By the Hijri calendar 2 Dhu al-Hijjah 1447 AH
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Upcoming anniversaries
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192720 May
Treaty of Jeddah signed
On 20 May 1927 a treaty signed in Jeddah saw Britain recognise the complete independence of King Abdulaziz's Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd. Sir Gilbert Clayton signed for Britain and Emir Faisal bin Abdulaziz for the kingdom; the text had 11 articles and 4 annexes.
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193722 May
Medina abolishes the entry fee charged to its visitors
On 22 May 1937, by decision of the Medina council, the practice of charging an entry fee to visitors of the city was abolished. Though not always applied, the fee dated back to the Abbasid era.
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201829 May
First commercial flight departs Jeddah's new King Abdulaziz Airport
On 29 May 2018, the first commercial flight departed from the new King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, a main gateway for Hajj and Umrah travel. Saudia flight SV1291 left for Gurayat at 05:15 local time as the terminal began a phased soft opening.
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191631 May
Fahreddin Pasha arrives in Medina
Sent to Medina by Fourth Army commander Cemal Pasha on 28 May 1916, Fahreddin Pasha reached the city on 31 May 1916. He went on to defend Medina until January 1919, a stand remembered as the Defence of Medina.