Siege of Uthman
Uthman Ibn Affan, the third Rashidun caliph, was assassinated at the end of a siege upon his house. Initially a protest, the siege escalated following the death of a protester. The protesters turned rebels had demanded a new caliph, Uthman had refused and on June 17, 656 (35 AH), as his house was set alight, some protestors were able to jump to the back of his house, where they found him reading the Quran. They gave him a blow over the head and pierced him through his stomach.