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Abbas, Abu b. December 10, 1948 d. March 8, 2004
Terrorist. Born Muhammad Zaydan, he was the head of the terrorist group "Palestine Liberation Front". He masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Italian passenger ship "Achille Lauro" in which a wheelchair-bound American tourist, Leon Klinghoffer was thrown overboard. He was captured by United States forces in Iraq in April, 2003, and was being held in United States military custody there when he died. (Bio by: Always with Love)
Martyrs Cemetery, Damascus, Dimashq, Syria
Akkad, Moustapha b. July 1, 1930 d. November 11, 2005
Motion Picture Producer, Director. He produced the successful "Halloween" series of horror films beginning with the first installment in 1978. He died as the result of injuries suffered in the terrorist bombing attacks in Amman, Jordan, of November 9, 2005. His daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, also died in the attack. (Bio by: A.J. Marik)
al-Jadidah Cemetery, Aleppo, Halab, Syria
al-Assad, Hafez b. October 6, 1930 d. June 10, 2000
Syrian President. He served as President of Syria from 1971 to 2000, and was the father of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Cause of death: Heart attack
Na'asah Mosque, Qardaha, Al Ladhiqiyah, Syria
el-Mazrab, Jane Elizabeth Digby Ellenborough b. April 3, 1807 d. August 11, 1881
English Aristocrat and Public Figure. Throughout her life, Jane Elizabeth Digby Ellenborough el-Mazrab (usually known in Western works as Lady Jane Ellenborough) would be a constant figure in European society pages, learning as many as nine languages and establishing a reputation as an artist and bon vivant. Married at age 17 to Edward Law, Lord Ellenborough, Lady Jane left him early on to pursue adventures in Continental Europe after having a child with another man. She later married Baron...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Protestant Cemetery, Damascus, Dimashq, Syria
Ignatius IV Hazim, Patriarch b. April 4, 1920 d. December 5, 2012
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. He was ordained a priest in Lebanon where he subsequently also founded the Orthodox Youth Movement. In 1961 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Palmira and Patriarchal Vicar, and, in 1970, Metropolitan of Latakia. He was appointed the 166th Patriarch of Antioch on July 2, 1979, and his enthronement took place on July 8, 1979. The Antioch Church is one of the 15 Local Orthodox Churches in the world. It comprises parishes located on the...[Read More] (Bio by: Errete)
Mariameh Cathedral and Patriarchate Cemetery, Damascus, Dimashq, Syria
John the Baptist [head] d. August 29, 30 (circa)
Religious Figure, Roman Catholic Saint. Born the son of Zachariah, a Temple priest, and his wife Elizabeth, who was a cousin or aunt of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Tradition has it he was born very late in his parents' lives, after it had been accepted that theirs would be a barren union. He was apparently born between six and twelve months before Jesus. He was to become known as ‘the Precursor' whose role it would be to announce the coming of Jesus. Traditionally, John began his ministry by...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Beheaded
Ibn El-Walid Mosque*, Homs, Hims, Syria
*This location is unconfirmed or in dispute.
John the Baptist [headless body] d. August 29, 30 (circa)
Religious Figure, Roman Catholic Saint. Born the son of Zachariah, a Temple priest, and his wife Elizabeth, who was a cousin or aunt of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Tradition has it he was born very late in his parents' lives, after it had been accepted that theirs would be a barren union. He was apparently born between six and twelve months before Jesus. He was to become known as ‘the Precursor' whose role it would be to announce the coming of Jesus. Traditionally, John began his ministry by...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cause of death: Beheaded
Omaya Mosque, Damascus, Dimashq, Syria
Oudeh, Mohammed 'Abu Daoud' b. 1937 d. July 3, 2010
Terrorist. He was the leader of the militant "Black September" group, an offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization that became notorious in the early 1970s. Born in Palestinian East Jerusalem, Oudeh fled to Jordan following the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and soon joined the PLO. In 1972 he masterminded, but did not personally take part in, the hostage-taking of Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, an incident that would go down in history as the "Munich...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Martyrs Cemetery, Damascus, Dimashq, Syria
Saladin b. 1137 d. March 4, 1193
Religious Leader. Born Salahuddin Ayyubi in Mesopotamia of Kurdish heritage, he lived 10 years in Damascus, Syria at the court of Sultan Nur al-Din, where he took an interest in Sunni Islamic theology. After the death of Nur-Ad-Din, Saladin proclaimed himself Sultan of Egypt, marking the beginning of the Ayyubid dynasty. As his conquests continued, from Yemen to Africa to Palestine, he eventually had conflicts with the crusader states, like Kingdom of Jerusalem. At the Battle of Hattin against...[Read More] (Bio by: Mongoose)
Tomb of Saladin, Damascus, Dimashq, Syria

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