Bassel Khartabil, also known as Bassel Safadi, was a Syrian-Palestinian software developer born on May 22, 1981, in Damascus. He was a prominent figure in open source development and was known for his contributions to major projects like Mozilla Firefox and Wikipedia. After being arrested on March 15, 2012, he was sentenced to death by a military court and executed on October 3, 2015. Khartabil was instrumental in advancing internet access in Syria and was involved in initiatives to preserve cultural heritage, including creating a 3D model of the ancient city of Palmyra.
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May 22, 1981 Facts
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باسل خرطبيل belongs to the Millennials group.
Place of Birth: Syria
Place of Death: Sednaya Prison
Cause of Death: Executed
Occupation: Wikipedian | political activist | blogger | software engineer | software developer | computer scientist | engineer
Spouses: Noura Ghazi
Employers: Aiki Lab | الأوس للنشر | منظمة المشاع الإبداعي | موزيلا فايرفوكس | ويكيبيديا | أوبن كليب آرت | فابريكيتورز | شاريزم
Awards Received: Index Award
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 22, 1981
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 22, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 22, 2026 |
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| Sun | 1 Gemini 30 | 1 Gemini 37 | 14 Cancer 31 |
| Moon | 12 Capricorn 30 | 22 Leo 15 | 17 Virgo 11 |
| Mercury | 23 Gemini 38 | 11 Gemini 20 | 26 Gemini 45 |
| Venus | 13 Gemini 23 | 4 Cancer 22 | 8 Leo 21 |
| Mars | 20 Taurus 16 | 2 Taurus 50 | 22 Gemini 3 |
| Jupiter | 0 Libra 19 | 22 Cancer 23 | 2 Libra 34 |
| Saturn | 3 Libra 34 | 11 Aries 18 | 4 Libra 13 |
| Uranus | 28 Scorpio 1 | 1 Gemini 32 | 26 Scorpio 27 |
| Neptune | 24 Sagittarius 5 | 3 Aries 51 | 22 Sagittarius 54 |
| Pluto | 21 Libra 57 | 5 Aquarius 26 | 21 Libra 32 |
| Rahu | 5 Leo 0 | 4 Pisces 39 | 2 Leo 37 |
| Ketu | 5 Aquarius 0 | 4 Virgo 39 | 2 Aquarius 37 |
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