* 2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid ' Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi interests also funded for the construction of the King Fahd Mosque, which is currently the largest mosque in Sarajevo.

* 1982 – Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.

On August 3, 2005 the Mauritanian military, including members of the presidential guard, seized control of key points in the capital of Nouakchott, performing a coup against the government of President Maaouya Ould Sid ' Ahmed Taya who was out of the country, attending the funeral of Saudi King Fahd.

They took advantage of President Taya's attendance at the funeral of Saudi King Fahd to organize the coup, which took place without loss of life.

Furthermore, the Jewish Defense League was suspected of plotting to bomb the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California.

The King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, California and the Islamic Cultural Center of Italy in Rome represent two of Saudi Arabia's largest investments in foreign mosques as former Saudi king Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud contributed US $ 8 million and US $ 50 million to the two mosques, respectively.

Moqed was a law student from the small town of Al-Nakhil, Saudi Arabia ( west of Medina ), studying at King Fahd University's Faculty of Administration and Economics.

For example, when the house of Ali-Oraid, the grandson of Muhammed was discovered and excavated, King Fahd himself ordered that it be bulldozed in case it should become a pilgrimage site.

* 1986 – The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

Musharraf's first foreign visit was to Saudi Arabia on October 26 where he met with King Fahd.

King Khalid ( 1975 – 1982 ) left government largely to his Crown Prince, Fahd, who succeeded him as King ( 1982 – 2005 ).

The most powerful clan faction is known as the ' Sudairi Seven ', comprising the late King Fahd and his full brothers and their descendants.

In March 1992, King Fahd issued several decrees outlining the basic statutes of government and codifying royal succession for the first time.

In September 1993, King Fahd issued additional reform decrees, appointing the members of the national Consultative Council and spelling out procedures for the new council's operations.

Saudi Arabia has long been seen as the most pro-Western of the Arab States and a close ally of the US, particularly under King Fahd.

A marked change in U. S .- Saudi relations occurred, as Abdullah sought to put distance between his policies and the unpopular pro-Western policies of King Fahd.

* King Fahd ( Saudi Arabia )

* January 1 – King Fahd of Saudi Arabia temporarily gives power to Crown Prince Abdullah, his legal successor, due to illness.

* February 21 – King Fahd of Saudi Arabia announces his medical recovery in the national press and assumes power again from his brother, Crown Prince Abdullah.

* September 23 – King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals is established by a Saudi Royal Decree as the College of Petroleum and Minerals.

** Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.

Also in the 1970s, horror author Stephen King debuted on the film scene as many of his books were adapted for the screen, beginning with Brian De Palma's adaptation of King's first published novel, Carrie ( 1976 ), which was nominated for Academy Awards.

* 1983 – Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The King of Comedy, British Academy Film Awards

They remained there until 1840 when they accepted an invitation from the King of Prussia to move to Berlin, where they both received professorships and were elected members of the Academy of Sciences.

Television credits include The Tracey Ullman Show, American Music Awards, the Academy Awards, and several commercials, such as The King's touchdown celebration, as seen in a string of popular Burger King television commercials that aired during the 2005 – 2006 NFL season.

* King Philip also appears in James Goldman's 1966 Broadway Production of The Lion in Winter and was portrayed by Christopher Walken, as well as the 1968 Academy Award winning film of the same name, with Timothy Dalton playing the role.

The Swedish Academy (), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden.

The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786 by King Gustav III.

Vinton's team also created the Nomes and the Nome King for Disney's " Return to Oz " feature, for which they received an Academy Award Nomination for Special Visual Effects.

On the other hand, Gilliam's first successful feature, Time Bandits ( 1981 ), earned more than eight times its original budget in the United States alone ; The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( 1988 ) was nominated for four Academy Awards ( and won, among other European prizes, three BAFTA Awards ); The Fisher King ( 1991 ) ( his first film not to feature a member from Python ) was nominated for five ( and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ); and 12 Monkeys went on to take over US $ 168 million worldwide ; whilst The Brothers Grimm, despite a mixed critical reception, grossed over US $ 105 million worldwide.

In 1784, royal painter Allan Ramsay died and the King was obliged to give the job to Gainsborough's rival and Academy president, Joshua Reynolds.

The church joined with Morehouse College to launch Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Leadership Academy.

Allen attended Chillicothe Academy before studying law with Colonel Edward King.

* King Shapur I builds the Academy of Gundishapur ( Iran ), which becomes the intellectual center of the Sassanid Empire.

* United States: 26 November 1873, Academy of Music in New York City, with Ostava Torriani in the title role, Annie Louise Cary as Amneris, Italo Campanini as Radamès, Victor Maurel as Amonasro, and Evasio Scolara as the King

His career accelerated from this point, as he advanced from professor to Rector of the Academy, becoming head of the Royal Gobelins Manufactory in 1755 and finally Premier Peintre du Roi ( First Painter of the King ) in 1765.

Only several months after the closing of the World's Fair, he published a short story entitled " The Man Who Was King " in the school magazine of Smith Academy, St. Louis, Mo.

A committee was formed under Antoine Louis, physician to the King and Secretary to the Academy of Surgery.

The Royal Academy of Performing Arts ( RAPA ), located in Thimphu, was established at the initiative of late King, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck in 1954, with the basic objective of preserving and promoting performing arts traditions of Bhutan.

His association with director Alexander Korda began in 1933 with The Private Life of Henry VIII ( loosely based on the life of King Henry VIII ), for which Laughton won an Academy Award.

Producer David O. Selznick, then production head at RKO Studios, petitioned the Academy Board of Governors to recognize the work of animator Willis O ' Brien for his groundbreaking work on 1933's King Kong.

She came to international prominence for her roles as Holly Sargis in Terrence Malick's 1973 film Badlands, and as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie ( based on the first novel by Stephen King ) for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination.

* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2003 Academy Award winning theatrical film directed by Peter Jackson.

Willis Harold O ' Brien ( AKA: " Obie "; March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962 ) was an Irish American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood " was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history ," and is best remembered for his work on The Lost World ( 1925 ), King Kong ( 1933 ) and Mighty Joe Young ( 1949 ), for which he won the 1950 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.