Jordan History Timeline - Important Dates & People
Events in Jordan History
- 1812-08-22 Swiss traveller Johann Ludwig Burckhardt is the 1st European to rediscover the Nabataean city of Petra (modern Jordan)
- 1921-04-11 The Emirate of Transjordan created
- 1923-03-25 British government grants Trans-Jordan autonomy
- 1923-05-25 Britain recognizes Transjordan with Abdullah as its leader
- 1931-03-26 Iraq & Trans-Jordan sign peace treaty
- 1934-07-04 Jordanians revolt in Amsterdam after reduction in employment
- 1946-03-22 Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan
- 1946-05-25 Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day); Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes King of Jordan
- 1948-04-27 Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River
First Polaroid Camera
1948-11-26 1st Polaroid camera sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store. The Land Camera model 95 becomes prototype for all Polaroid Land cameras for next 15 years
- 1948-12-01 Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan as King of Palestine
- 1948-12-08 Jordan annexs Arabic Palestine
- 1949-04-04 Israel & Jordan sign armistice agreement
- 1949-04-26 Transjordan is officially renamed the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- 1950-04-24 Jordan formally annexes the West Bank
- 1951-07-20 Talal bin Abdullah (42) is coronated as King of Jordan, after the assassination of his father
- 1951-11-07 Constitution of Jordan passes
- 1952-01-08 Jordan adopts constitution
- 1952-08-11 Parliament of Jordan forces King Talal bin Abdullah (43) concerns about his mental health
- 1953-11-17 United States joins the United Nations in condemning Israel's raid on Jordan on October 4, 1953
- 1954-10-14 Israeli act of revenge in Qibiya Jordan, kills 53
- 1955-05-29 Jordan government of Tewfik Abdul Huda resigns
- 1955-05-30 Said el-Mufti forms Jordan government
- 1955-09-25 The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded
- 1956-01-09 Samir el-Rifai forms government in Jordan
- 1956-05-20 Jordan government of Samir resigns
- 1956-05-21 Jordan government of Said el-Mufti forms
- 1956-07-01 Ibrahim Hashiroe succeeds Said el-Moefti as premier of Jordan
- 1956-07-25 Jordan attacks UN Palestine force
- 1957-04-10 Jordanian government of Naboelsi resigns
- 1957-04-25 Ibrahim Hashim forms Jordanian government
- 1958-02-14 Arab Federation of Iraq & Jordan forms
- 1958-05-13 Jordan & Iraq form Arab Federation
- 1958-08-02 Jordan and Iraq dissolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months
- 1960-08-29 Jordan premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack
- 1964-08-14 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait and Syria form common market
- 1965-07-14 Israeli Jordanian border fights
Six-Day War
1967-06-05 Six-Day War begins between Israel and the neighboring Arab states of Egypt, Jordan and Syria
- 1967-06-10 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq & Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help
- 1968-02-11 Israeli-Jordan border fight
- 1968-03-21 Israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases
- 1968-11-04 Battles between Jordanian army & Al Fatah-arm forces
- 1970-09-07 Fighting between Arabic guerillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan
- 1970-09-07 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacks 4 planes and forces them to land at Dawson's Field, Jordan
- 1970-09-08 Black September hijackings begin, three airliners hijacked and blown up by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- 1970-09-11 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine members release majority of 310 hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings, near Zarqa, Jordan; 56 hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25
- 1970-09-13 Palestine guerillas conquer Irbid Jordania
- 1970-09-15 PLO leader Arafat threatens to make a cemetery of Jordan
- 1970-09-17 Jordan launches offensive against guerrilla army
- 1972-04-06 Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan
- 1973-01-23 Boeing 707, operated by Alia Royal Jordanian and chartered by Nigeria Airways crashes while trying to land at Kano International Airport in Nigeria, killing 176 Muslim pilgrims and crew
- 1973-10-13 Jordan enters Yom Kippur war
- 1984-09-25 Egypt & Jordan regain diplomatic relations
- 1986-07-07 Jordan government shuts al-Fatah offices
- 1988-07-28 Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank
- 1989-02-16 Egypt, Iraq, Jordan & North Yemen form common market
- 1994-07-15 Israel and Jordan agree to talks in Washington, D.C. on July 25th
- 1994-07-25 Jordan and Israeli end 46 year state of war (Washington, D.C.)
- 1994-08-07 1st telephone link between Israel & Jordan
- 1994-10-26 Jordan & Israel sign peace accord
- 2005-11-09 Suicide bombers attacked three hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing at least 60 people.
- 2012-06-20 A Syrian fighter pilot lands in Jordan and defects from the Syrian uprising
- 2012-10-04 Jordan’s King Abdullah dissolves parliament in preparation for new elections
- 2014-03-11 Refugees from Syria pour into the Kingdom of Jordan
- 2018-06-04 Jordanian Prime Minister Hani Mulki resigns amid huge protests against tax and price increases. King Abdullah appoints Omar Razzaz to replace him.
Event of Interest
2018-06-24 Britain's Prince William begins a five-day tour of the Middle East visiting Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories
- 2018-07-22 Israeli military and allies evacuate over 400 White Helmet Syrian rescue workers from its border with Syria to Jordan
- 2023-05-17 World's oldest architectural plans revealed on two stone monoliths mapping huge prehistoric stone structures called desert kites - thought to trap wild animal herds, in Southeastern Jordan and Northern Saudi Arabia [1]
Famous People from Jordan
- 1909-02-26 Talal bin Abdullah, King of Jordan (1951-52), established modern constitution, forced to abdicate due to mental illness, born in Mecca, Ottoman Empire (d. 1972)
- 1951-08-23 Queen Noor of Jordan [Lisa Najeeb Halaby], American born wife of King Hussein, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1951-10-15 Hani Al-Mulki, Prime Minister of Jordan (2016-present), born in Amman, Jordan
- 1953-02-12 Nabil Shaban, Jordanian-British actor (Doctor Who), born in Amman, Jordan
- 1962-01-30 Abdullah II of Jordan, King of Jordan (1999-present), born in Amman, Jordan
- 1966-10-26 Steve Valentine, Scottish actor (Crossing Jordan), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland
- 1970-08-31 Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen consort of Jordan, born in Kuwait City
- 1990-02-11 Princess Ayah of Jordan, niece of King Abdullah II of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
- 1996-09-27 Iman bint Al Abdullah II, princess of Jordan
- 2000-09-26 Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah II of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
- 2005-01-30 Prince Hashem bin Abdullah II, Jordanian royal, born in Amman, Jordan
- 2005-09-16 Princess Jalilah bint Ali of Jordan, eldest child of Prince Ali bin Al Hussein and Rym Brahimi, born in Amman, Jordan
- 2007-03-19 Prince Abdullah bin Ali, Prince of Jordan
- 2007-04-06 Princess Haalah bint Hashim, Princess of Jordan
- 2007-04-18 Princess Haya Bint Al Hamzah, Princess of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
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Update: 2024-08-07