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Jordan in 1951

Historical records for Jordan in 1951, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

15Records
11Events
4Named people
6Places
3Categories

Historical records

April

24 April 1951CapitalAbdullah I

Amman · House / House of Jordan

Parliament ratifes Amman becoming capital of an enlarged Jordan

24 April 1951Rule of BethlehemAbdullah I

Betlehem · House / House of Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

24 April 1951Rule of HebronAbdullah I

Hebron · House / House of Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

24 April 1951Rule of JerusalemAbdullah I

Jerusalem · House / House of Jordan

The eastern part of Jerusalem will be ruled by Jordan

24 April 1951Rule of NablusAbdullah I

Nablus · House / House of Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

24 April 1951Rule of PalestineAbdullah I

Amman · House / House of Jordan

The Jordanian Parliament ratifies a proposal to annex Palestinian land

24 April 1951Rule of RamallahAbdullah I

Ramallah · House / House of Jordan

Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the Kingdom of Jordan

July

20 July 1951Assassination of Abdullah IAbdullah I

Jerusalem · House / House of Jordan

Abdullah I is martyred at al-Aqsa mosque in al-Quds. Abdullah I is assassinated during peace talks between Israel & Jordan

20 July 1951Assassination of Abdullah IHussein I

Jerusalem · House / House of Jordan

Abdullah I is assassinated in the presence of Hussein I

20 July 1951Death of Abdullah IAbdullah I

Jerusalem · House / House of Jordan

Death of Abdullah I, assassinated

20 July 1951Death of Abdullah IAbdullah I

Jerusalem · Politics / Hashemite Monarchy

Death of King Abdullah I of Jordan

August

August 1951MayorArif al- Arif

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Jordan

Appointed Mayor of the eastern part of Jerusalem

August 1951Rule of JerusalemArif al- Arif

Jerusalem · Government / Government of Jordan

Appointed Mayor of the eastern part of Jerusalem

September

6 September 1951SuccessionHussein I

House / House of Jordan

King Abdullahs eldest son, King Talal, assumed the throne

Other Events

1951SuccessionTalal

House / House of Jordan

Succeeds as King of Jordan

Names involved

Abdullah IArif al- ArifHussein ITalal

Places involved

AmmanBetlehemHebronJerusalemNablusRamallah

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.