Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019). Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was born on 28 July 1971 in what is now Iraq. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is remembered as an imam, military leader and rapist, a citizen of Ba'athist Iraq and statelessness. Positions held included Caliph of the Islamic State.
Before and after
- 3 July 1971Death of Jim Morrison
- 4 July 1971Release of Project Gutenberg
- 6 July 1971Death of Louis Armstrong
- 26 July 1971Launch of Apollo 15
- 28 July 1971Birth of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
- from 14 August 1971 to 20 August 1971Stanford prison experiment
- 26 August 1971Launch of WorldCat
- 11 September 1971Death of Nikita Khrushchev
- 15 September 1971Greenpeace sails on its first voyage
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