Hussein of Jordan: Timeline

1935   Born

1952   Jordan Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , is an Arab [i] country in the Middle East [i] ... 

ian army forces king Talal to resign due to mental illness - his successor is his son Hussein of Jordan.

1953   Hussein Hussein of Jordan

Hussein I bin Talal, King of Jordan. He ascended after the 1952 [i] abdication [i] of his father, King Talal [i] ... 

 is crowned King of Jordan.

1958   British paratroopers arrive in Jordan Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , is an Arab [i] country in the Middle East [i] ... 

; king Hussein Hussein of Jordan

Hussein I bin Talal, King of Jordan. He ascended after the 1952 [i] abdication [i] of his father, King Talal [i] ... 

 has asked help against pressure from Iraq

1970   An assassination attempt against King Hussein of Jordan precipitates the Black September crisis.

1970   King Hussein of Jordan forms a military government with Muhammad Daoud as the prime minister.

1978   King Hussein of Jordan marries 26-year-old Lisa Halaby.

1999   King Hussein of Jordan dies from cancer, and his son Abdullah II inherits the throne. ]]

1999   Died