Person in history
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (born 1971)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2019 · October 27
Their story
Who they were
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (born 1971)
Why this date
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears on our October 27 calendar for 2019 as a death entry.
Sources
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October 27 2019.
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