The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE, 17 Ramadan 2 Hijri
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0985 (1041 years ago)
(13 August) Fatimid caliph Abu Ali al-Mansur, aka al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, was born in Cairo, Fatimid Egypt.
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0908 (1118 years ago)
(13 August) The 17th Abbasid caliph, al-Muktafi, died in Baghdad.
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The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE, 17 Ramadan 2 Hijri
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