The second caliph is stabbed leading the dawn prayer; he dies within days, leaving the choice of a successor to six.
26 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 23 AH3 Nov 644DayAttestedRashidun · Hijaz · Death
Events whose proleptic Gregorian date falls on this calendar day. Hijri stays canonical for early Islamic history; modern entries were recorded in Gregorian.
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