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Huss, John (c. 1373–1415)

Bohemian Christian church reformer, rector of Prague University from 1402, who was excommunicated for attacks on ecclesiastical abuses. He was summoned before the Council of Constance in 1414, defended the English reformer John Wyclif, rejected the pope's authority, and was burned at the stake. His followers were called Hussites.


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Saddam's Iraq
Six Day War
Iraq
Shootout
Corgi
Iraq
10 January 1996
King Hussein of Jordan makes his first public visit to Israel.
7 February 1999
Crown Prince Abdullah accedes to the Jordanian throne after the death of his father, King Hussein.
20 March 2003
The US and her allies launch an invasion of Iraq in order to topple the regime of dictator Saddam Hussein.
9 April 2003
The Iraq War: U.S. troop and tanks roll into the centre of Baghdad, toppling a statue of Saddam Hussein.
2 May 1953
Hussein is crowned King of Jordan.
9 June 1970
King Hussein of Jordan survives an assassination attempt. A gunman fired at his car but only injured the driver.
16 June 1998
Judges in America uphold the decision to convict British au pair Louise Woodward of manslaughter and the passing of a reduced sentence - the number of days already spent in custody awaiting trial for the killing of Matthew Eappen - the young boy left in her care in Massachussets.
17 June 1775
American War of Independence: The Battle of Bunker Hill begins north of Boston, Massachussets, which ends in victory for the British.
8 July 1982
In Iraq, President Saddam Hussein survives an assassination attempt in the town Dujail.
22 July 2003
The Iraq War: Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay are killed by U.S. troops during combat.
23 August 1990
The Gulf War: Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi television with several Western hostages.
17 September 1970
King Hussian of Jordan launches an attack against Palestinian guerrillas all across Jordan in what becomes known as Black September.
27 September 1970
After 10 days of bitter fighting in Jordan, King Hussein of Jordan and the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation,Yasser Arafat, sign a ceasefire agreement.
19 October 2005
The Iraq War: The trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity begins in Baghdad.
26 October 1994
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan sign a peace treaty on the Israeli-Jordanian border.
5 November 2006
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death after being found guilty of committing crimes against humanity. 
10 December 1990
The Gulf War: The first 100 British hostages are released by Saddam Hussein’s regime and arrive back in England.
13 December 2003
The Iraq War: The United States capture Saddam Hussein. 
16 December 1998
U.S. and British planes launch Operation Desert Fox, a four day bombing campaign against Iraq, after United Nations weapons inspectors are expelled from the country contrary to assurances given by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
26 December 2006
The Appeals Court is Iraq turns down Saddam Hussein’s appeal against the death sentence handed down to him for ordering the deaths of 148 people in the town Dujail in 1982.
30 December 2006
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is hanged by the Iraqi government having been found guilty of ordering the deaths of 148 people in the town Dujail in 1982.
 

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