Iran timeline
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Damghan Earthquake
The Damghan Earthquake was an earthquake of magnitude 8.0, that struck a 200-mile (320 km) stretch of Iran on 22 December, 856 A.D. The... Read more
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Safavid Dynasty of Iran
The Safavids (Persian: صفویان; Azerbaijani: صفویلر) were one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled the greatest Iranian... Read more
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Abbas I reigns as shah of Safavid Empire
Shāh ‘Abbās the Great or Shāh ‘Abbās I (Persian: شاه عباس بزرگ) (born January 27, 1571; died January 19, 1629) was Shah (king) of Iran, and the... Read more
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Mohammad Mosaddeq is born
Mohammad Mosaddeq (Persian: محمد مصدق, pronounced [mohæmmæde mosæddeq] ( listen),[add stress] also Mosaddegh, Mossadegh, or Musaddiq) (19 May 1882... Read more
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Mohammad Mosaddeq is named Time Magazine's Man of the Year
For his sudden rise in popularity inside and outside of Iran, his defiance of the British, and his fight for democracy, Mosaddeq was named as Time... Read more
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Iranian Prime Minister Haj Ali Razmara is assassinated
On March 7, 1951, Razmara went to a mosque for a memorial service. The police opened a corridor through the inner courtyard for the Prime Minister.... Read more
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Iranian Majlis (Parliament) elect Mohammad Mosaddeq as Prime Minister
On 28 April 1951, the Majlis (Parliament of Iran) named Mosaddeq as new prime minister by a vote of 79–12. Aware of Mosaddeq's rising popularity... Read more
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Mohammad Mosaddeq nationalizes Iran's oil
On 1 May, Mosaddeq nationalized the AIOC, cancelling its oil concession due to expire in 1993 and expropriating its assets. The next month a... Read more
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1953 coup d'etat in Iran
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état deposed the democratically elected government of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq. The United States'... Read more
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Cinema Rex Fire
On August 20, 1978, in the Cinema Rex fire, the Cinema Rex in Abadan, Iran, was set ablaze, killing over 400 individuals. The ruling shah,... Read more
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Tabas Earthquake
The earthquake was centered about 600 kilometers southeast of Tehran in the vicinity of Tabas. The death toll was about 15,000, many were injured,... Read more
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Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution (Also known as the Islamic Revolution or 1979 Islamic Revolution , Persian: انقلاب اسلامی, Enghelābe Eslāmi) refers to... Read more
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Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Iran After 15 Years of Exile
From the perspective of nearly 2 1/2 decades, the success of the Islamic revolution in Iran and its monumental impact across the Islamic world may... Read more
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Iran Hostage Crisis Begins - Iranian Militants Seize the U.S. Embassy in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran - Hundreds of Iranian school students bused in for the occasion crowded outside the former U.S. Embassy on Monday, burning American... Read more
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President Carter Issues Executive Order 12170
In the United States, the hostage-taking is said to have created "a surge of patriotism" and left "the American people more united than they have... Read more
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'Canadian Caper' Covert Operation Succeeds in Rescuing Six American Diplomats
On January 27, 1980, the American diplomats, now travelling on Canadian passports, boarded a flight for Zürich, Switzerland, at Tehran’s Mehrabad... Read more
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Operation Eagle Claw Begins
Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation that attempted to rescue 52 American hostages from the... Read more
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Ayatollah Khomeini Announces Conditions for Release of Hostages
The beginning of the end of the Iran hostage crisis occurred on September 12th, 1980, as Ayatollah Khomeini announced four conditions for the... Read more
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First Aircraft Test Flight through Operation Credible Sport
The test bed aircraft (74-2065) was ready for its first test flight on September 18, 1980, just three weeks after the project was initiated. The... Read more
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Iraq Invades Iran
The war began when Iraq invaded Iran, launching a simultaneous invasion by air and land into Iranian territory on 22 September 1980 following a... Read more
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Iran Hostage Crisis Ends with the Signing of the Algiers Accords
On January 20, 1981, as Ronald Reagan became President, the hostages were flown from Teheran to Europe, and on to New York. The crisis was... Read more
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Iran and Iraq Declare Cease-Fire
US threatened to impose sanctions against Iran if it did not accept the ceasefire the next day. American vessels an also attacked Iranian vessel... Read more
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Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake of 1990
The Iran Earthquake, also known as the Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake occurred at 00:30:09 on June 21, 1990 . It caused widespread damage in areas within... Read more
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Passengers of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Die in Plane Crash
The 284 members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard and 18 crew members on the plane were confirmed dead -- making the crash Iran's worst ever... Read more
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Shirin Ebadi is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
On October 10 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous efforts for democracy and human rights, especially for the rights of... Read more