Nov 7 Umar ibn al-Khattāb, Second caliph of Islam, dies of injuries after assassination attempt 4 days earlier Dec 8 Omar I, 2nd Caliph of Islam (634-44), oversaw conquest of Persia and Egypt), murdered at 59 or 60 642 AD Famous Deaths by Year 649 AD Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide