Alexandria - Notable Historical Events
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Alexandria - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
30 |
Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide. |
30 |
Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. |
BC AD | |
328-05-09 |
Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria. |
362-02-21 |
Athanasius returns to Alexandria. |
365-07-21 |
Crete Earthquake followed by tsunami around the Eastern Mediterranean allegedly destroys Alexandria |
641-06-09 |
Arabic/Islamic army contrasts with the Hippo over Alexandria |
642-09-17 |
Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed |
1798-07-01 |
Napoleon's fleet reaches Alexandria Egypt |
1798-07-23 |
Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt |
1861-05-05 |
Alexandria, VA - CS troops abandon city |
1861-05-24 |
Alexandria, VA occupied by Federal troops |
1861-05-31 |
Gen Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line |
1864-03-15 |
Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria, LA |
1864-05-01 |
-8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) |
1864-05-03 |
3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault |
1879-07-01 |
Ex-khedive Ismael Pasha sails from Alexandria to Naples |
1882-06-10 |
Anti-colonization mass society of Alexandria Egypt kills 50 Europeans |
1882-07-11 |
British fleet bombs Alexandria |
1882-08-16 |
British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria |
1941-05-12 |
British forces march into Alexandria |
1954-09-29 |
KALB TV channel 5 in Alexandria, LA (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting |
1958-10-08 |
KCMT TV channel 7 in Alexandria, MN (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting |
1964-07-23 |
Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage |
1971-11-14 |
Enthronment of Pope Shenouda III as Pope of Alexandria |
2001-06-21 |
A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. |
2002-10-16 |
Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is officially inaugurated. |
2004-09-11 |
All passengers are killed when a helicopter crashes in the Aegean Sea. Passengers include Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and 16 others (including journalists and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria). |
2006-05-03 |
Zacarias Moussaoui is sentenced to life in prison in Alexandria, Virginia. |
2011-01-25 |
Egyptian Revolution of 2011 begins in Egypt, with a series of street demonstrations, marches, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, and throughout other cities in Egypt. |
2013-01-16 |
25 people are killed after an apartment block collapses in Alexandria, Egypt |
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Alexandria - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1841-11-09 |
King Edward VII, Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria |
1886-01-15 |
Alexandria Carlisle, The Tides of Fate |
1908-03-07 |
Anna Magnani, Alexandria Egypt, actress (Rose Tattoo, Miracle) |
1910-12-22 |
Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Alexandria... Why? |
1912-01-27 |
Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling, Indian/British writer (Private Country, Alexandria Quartet) |
1917-06-09 |
Eric J. Hobsbawm, Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt, Marxist historian (The Age of Revolution; Capital; and Empire), (d. 2012) |
1923-08-03 |
Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Christianity, (d. 2012) |
1927-03-26 |
Alexandria Anderson, The Catcher |
1934-07-01 |
Abdel Salam Mohamed, Alexandria... Why? |
1934-9-15 |
Ezzat El Alaili, Alexandria... Why? |
1935-11-20 |
Hassan Hussein, Alexandria... Why? |
1944-08-23 |
Mohsen Zayed, Alexandria... Why? |
1949-09-03 |
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (d. 2004) |
1949-11-18 |
Ahmed Zaki, Alexandria... Why? |
1949-12-13 |
Nana Alexandria, USSR, International Woman's Chess Grandmaster (1976) |
1951-12-21 |
Naglaa Fathy, Alexandria... Why? |
1952-07-16 |
Stewart Copeland, Alexandria Egypt, drummer (Police-Roxanne) |
1954-09-11 |
Reed Birney, Alexandria Va, actor (Greatest Man in the World) |
1959-11-10 |
MacKenzie Phillips, Alexandria Va, actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time) |
1962-06-12 |
Ally Sheedy, [Alexandria], NYC, actress (Wargames, Breakfast Club) |
1963-10-31 |
Dermot Mulroney, Alexandria VA, actor (Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone) |
1964-10-05 |
Terry Mathews, Alexandria LA, pitcher (Florida Marlins) |
1968-11-07 |
Russ Springer, Alexandria VA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) |
1968-12-21 |
Alex McLeod, Alexandria: Riefton Court |
1973-03-27 |
Alexandria Quinn, Head of the Family |
1974-01-11 |
Warren Morris, Alexandria LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96) |
1976-04-14 |
Alexandria Cree, Strange Fruit |
1977-05-31 |
Michelle Alexandria, First Dog |
1978-10-26 |
Alexandria Karlsen, Playboy: Playmate Profile Video Collection Featuring Miss March 1999, 1996, 1993, 1990 |
1981-12-12 |
Alexandria DeFabiis, Land of the Dead |
1984-03-06 |
Alexandria Perel, Sister Blister |
1985-02-26 |
Alexandria Hilfiger, American actress, daughter of Tommy Hilfiger |
1986-07-24 |
Alexandria Iona, The Disney Channel Games |
1986-08-11 |
Alicia Alexandria, Dying 2 Meet U |
1987-01-28 |
Alexandria Sinz, Interracial Booty Patrol Vol. 8 |
1988-01-11 |
Alexandria L'Esperance, quintuplet |
1989-9-15 |
Alexandria Mosley, Booze |
1993-04-04 |
Alexandria Simonet, The Bully and the Boy |
1994-04-16 |
Alexandria Benoit, A Cry in the Dark |
1994-05-24 |
Alexandria Perryman, Pilot: The Intern |
1995-10-17 |
Alexandria Calabrese, Seeds of Doubt |
Alexandria - Notable Weddings
Alexandria - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1965-06-19 |
NBA forward Bob Pettit (32) weds Carole Crowell in Alexandria, Louisiana |
2000-08-18 |
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (57) weds former congressional aide Calista Bisek (34) in Alexandria, Virginia |
Alexandria - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
68-04-25 |
Saint Mark, the first Pope of Alexandria and the founder of Christianity in Africa |
300-12-28 |
Theonas, Patriarch of Alexandria |
311-11-25 |
Peter of Alexandria, Christian martyr |
326-04-17 |
Alexander of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria |
373-05-02 |
Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) |
412-10-15 |
Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria |
444-06-27 |
Cyrillus van Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria, dies |
454-09-04 |
Dioscorus van Alexandria, patriarch (council of Efeze), dies |
490-10-29 |
Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies |
1638-06-27 |
Lukaris Cyrillus, patriarch of Alexandria/Constantinople, dies |
1910-05-06 |
King Edward VII, Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria |
1936-04-21 |
Alexandria Carlisle, The Tides of Fate |
1983-06-06 |
Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Alexandria... Why? |
1990-11-07 |
Lawrence Durrell, Indian/English author (Alexandria Quartet, Mount Olive), dies at 78 |
1999-11-24 |
Abdel Salam Mohamed, Alexandria... Why? |
2003-01-27 |
Mohsen Zayed, Alexandria... Why? |
2004-09-11 |
Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949) |
2005-03-27 |
Ahmed Zaki, Alexandria... Why? |
2005-06-13 |
Hassan Hussein, Alexandria... Why? |
2009-01-20 |
Stéphanos II Ghattas, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria for the Coptic Catholic Church (b. 1920) |
2012-03-17 |
Pope Shenouda III, Egyptian Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, dies from prostate cancer at 88 |
