History Hop Tags - Iran

1079-03-16

Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar

1256-12-15

Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.

1906-10-06

The Majlis of Iran convened for the first time.

1906-12-30

Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy

1921-02-20

Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran

1925-03-10

Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran

1925-03-21

Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar

1925-12-12

Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rezā Shāh Pahlavi takes over

1926-08-20

Uprising against Rezā Shāh Pahlavi in Iran

1934-12-27

Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran

1935-03-21

Persia officially renamed Iran

1941-08-25

British & Russian troops attack pro-German Iran

1941-08-27

Shah of Iran abdicates throne favour of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

1951-09-10

British begin economic boycott of Iran

1953-08-19

The democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the United Kingdom (under the name 'Operation Boot') and the United States (under the name TPAJAX Project)

1953-08-22

Shah of Iran returns to Teheran

1954-08-16

200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood

1959-03-05

Iran & US sign economic & military treaty

1960-09-14

Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia & Venezuela form Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

1962-09-01

12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran

1963-06-05

State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested

1965-07-21

Pakistan, Iran & Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact

1967-10-26

Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne

1968-08-31

12,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran

1971-10-15

The start of the 2,500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia.

1973-01-23

Shah of Iran announces that the 1954 operating agreement between a consortium of oil companies and Iran will not be renewed when it expires in 1979

1973-03-16

Shah of Iran and Consortium members agree to nationalize all assets immediately in return for an assured 20-year supply of Iranian oil

1973-10-16

The Gulf Six (Iran, Iraq, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar) unilaterally raise the posted price of Saudi Light marker crude-oil by 17 percent

1974-02-10

Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out

1974-04-01

Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran

1974-12-05

Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran)

1975-03-06

Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.

1977-11-15

Pres Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran

1978-08-19

422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran

1978-08-28

Ja'afar Sharif-Emami appointed premier of Iran

1978-09-16

25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran

1978-11-05

Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran

1978-11-06

Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule

1978-12-29

Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government

1978-12-31

Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier

1979-01-16

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran for Egypt during the Iranian Revolution

1979-01-16

Shah leaves Iran on vacation, never to return; Bakhtiar government established by the Shah to preside until unrest subsides

1979-02-01

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile

1979-02-11

Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power

1979-02-12

Bakhtiar resigns as prime minister of Iran after losing support of the military

1979-03-05

Iran resumes petroleum exports

1979-03-18

Battles between Kurds & Iranians break in Sananday Iran

1979-04-01

Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah

1979-05-13

Shah of Iran & family sentenced to death in Teheran

1979-08-12

Iran press censors start massive book burnings

1979-08-18

Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds

1979-09-03

Iran army conquerors Mahabad

1979-09-04

Iran army conquerors Baneh

1979-09-05

Iran army occupies Piranshahr

1979-10-18

Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop

1979-10-22

Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in NY for medical treatment

1979-11-05

Iran government of Bazargan resigns

1979-11-05

Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares US "The Great Satan"

1979-11-06

Ayatollah Khomeini takes over in Iran

1979-11-08

ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline")

1979-11-15

Iran cancels all contracts with U.S. oil companies

1979-11-15

ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage

1979-12-03

Iran accepts constitution

1979-12-15

Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama

1979-12-15

World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all US hostages

1980-01-25

Bani Sadr elected president of Iran

1980-02-04

Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran

1980-03-20

US appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran

1980-03-23

Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt

1980-03-24

ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline"

1980-04-07

Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis

1980-04-24

US military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die

1980-04-25

Announcement of Jimmy Carter hostage rescue bungle in Iran

1980-04-26

Iran begins scattering US hostages from US Embassy

1980-05-24

Iran rejects a call to World Court to release US hostages

1980-07-07

Institution of sharia in Iran.

1980-07-11

American hostage Richard Queen freed by Iran militants due to illness

1980-07-18

Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France

1980-08-11

Mohammed Ali Radjai appointed premier of Iran

1980-09-17

Iraq breaks 1975 treaty with Iran and proclaims sovereignty over Shatt al-Arab waterway

1980-09-22

Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway

1980-09-24

Iraqi troops cross Iran's border, encircling Abadan

1980-09-30

Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

1980-11-09

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran

1980-12-19

Iran requests $24 billion in US guarantees to free hostages

1980-12-24

Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds

1981-01-18

Iran accepts US offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets

1981-01-19

US & Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages

1981-01-20

52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days freed

1981-01-25

52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US

1981-02-26

3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since Aug 1980 are released

1981-06-11

Richter Scale 6.9 magnitude Golbaf earthquake at Iran, killing at least 2,000.

1981-06-20

Mudjahedin uprises against Iran regime

1981-06-22

Iran president Bani Sadr deposed

1981-06-28

74 government officials die in attack in Iran

1981-07-24

Mohammed Ali Rajai elected president of Iran

1981-07-29

Iran ex-president Bani Sadr flees to Paris

1981-09-27

Iran defends its besieged port of Abadan, driving back Iraqi forces

1981-10-02

Ali Chamenei elected president of Iran

1982-03-22

Iran offensive against Iraq

1982-04-07

Iran minister of Foreign affairs Ghotbzadeh arrested

1982-05-24

Liberation of Khorramshahr, Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War.

1982-06-10

Iran recaptures Khorramshahr

1982-07-13

Iran launches first attack into Iraq

1982-08-14

Iran "Ramadan-offensive" in Iraq

1983-04-01

Iraq increases missile attacks on Iran

1983-06-20

Iran moves into northern Iraq (casualties top 13,800 in ten days)

1984-02-24

Iraq resumes air attack on Iran

1984-03-02

Iran offensive against Iraq fails

1984-05-26

US President President Ronald Reagan rules out US military intervention in Iran-Iraq war

1985-08-15

First Iraqi air raid on Iran's main oil export terminal, Kharg Island

1985-08-20

Israel ships 96 TOWs to Iran on behalf of US

1986-02-11

Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq

1986-02-25

Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao

1986-07-27

Iraqi jets attack central Iranian city of Arak; Iran threatens missile attack of gulf states supporting Iraq

1986-08-02

Saddam Hussein offers peace in open letter to Iran

1986-08-12

Iran fires missile at refinery near Baghdad; Iraq raids Iranian terminal at Sirri Island severely disrupting Iranian exports

1986-08-19

Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran Iran

1986-11-03

Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret US arms sales to Iran

1986-11-13

US President Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran

1986-11-25

Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arm deal

1986-12-24

Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab

1987-01-17

US President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran

1987-02-26

Tower Commission probes Iran-Contra affair

1987-05-05

Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings

1987-06-08

Oliver North's secretary Fawn Hall tesifies at Iran-Contra hearing

1987-07-07

Lt Col Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing

1987-07-09

Colonel Oliver North admits to shredding Iran-Contra evidence

1987-07-15

John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings

1987-07-17

Iran & France breaks diplomatic relations

1987-11-18

Congressional committee reports on Iran-Contra affair

1988-01-25

VP George Bush & Dan Rather clash on "CBS Evening News" as Rather attempts to question Bush about his role in Iran-Contra affair

1988-03-16

Federal grand jury indicts North & Poindexter in Iran-Contra affair

1988-03-17

Iran says Iraq uses poison gas

1988-07-03

US Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290

1988-08-08

Cease fire between Iran & Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war

1988-08-19

Iran-Iraq begin a cease-fire in their 8-year-old war (11 PM EDT)

1988-08-25

Iran & Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war

1988-09-03

Estimated by this date 50,000 Kurdish civilians and soldiers killed by Iraq, many using chemical weapons, in aftermath of Iran-Iraq War

1989-02-24

Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses"

1989-03-03

Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 yrs probation for Iran-Contra

1989-03-07

Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Salman Rushdie's book "Satanic Verses"

1989-04-14

In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury

1989-04-28

Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie

1990-04-07

John Poindexter (Natl Sec Advisor) found guilty on Iran-Contra scandal

1990-06-20

40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran

1990-06-21

7.7 Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake with hundreds of aftershocks hits Iran; killing about 50,000

1990-06-27

Salman Rushdie, condemned to death by Iran, contributes $8600 to help their earthquake victims

1990-09-10

Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq

1990-11-06

Iran's oil-producing region suffers a serious earthquake

1990-12-05

Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years

1991-02-26

Signs of Iran crude now an option for US refiners, but no imports from Iran likely in near future

1991-03-13

Saudi Arabia and Iran say OPEC oil production cuts will take effect April 1

1991-04-01

Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years

1992-06-16

Caspar Weinberger (Sec of Def 1981-87), indicted on Iran-contra charge

1992-12-24

US President Bush pardons Caspar Weinberger for Iran-contra affair

1993-06-13

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani re-elected president of Iran

1993-11-17

Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed

1994-03-17

Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan (32 killed)

1994-04-18

Lebanon drops relations with Iran

1994-06-20

Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran (70 killed)

1995-08-14

Iran's official news agency, IRNA, reports that Iran has been unable to sell 200 million barrels per day of crude oil since the imposition of a unilateral oil embargo by the US

1996-01-30

Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet Scott Redd states that Iran test-fired a new anti-ship missile near the Strait of Hormuz

1996-08-06

US President Bill Clinton signs a new bill imposing sanctions on non-US companies which invest over $40 million a year in the energy sectors of Iran or Libya

1996-12-18

During a press conference, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Maleki states that Iran supports the free flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, but reserves the option of closing off the shipping route if it is threatened

1997-07-23

The US State Department rules that Turkey's agreement to purchase $23 billion worth of natural gas from Iran does not violate the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act

1998-03-14

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hits southeastern Iran.

2001-06-30

ENI of Italy signs a $550 million contract to develop Iran's Darquain field, expected to produce 160,000 barrels of petroleum per day

2001-08-03

US President George Bush signs into law the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) Extension Act of 2001

2002-01-29

In his State of the Union Address, United States President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of Evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.

2002-02-12

An Iran Air Tupolev Tu-154 crashes prior to landing in Khorramabad, Iran, killing 119.

2002-06-22

An earthquake in western Iran measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale kills more than 261 people.

2002-11-07

Iran bans advertising of United States products.

2004-02-18

Up to 295 people, including nearly 200 rescue workers, die near Neyshabur in Iran when a run-away freight train carrying sulfur, petrol and fertiliser catches fire and explodes.

2006-01-12

The foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany declare that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have reached a dead end and recommend that Iran be referred to the United Nations Security Council.

2006-04-11

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that Iran has successfully enriched uranium.

2006-12-11

The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

2007-04-04

15 British Royal Navy personnel held in Iran are released by the Iranian President.

2009-06-12

Protests in Iran following the presidential election.

2012-01-23

European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program

2012-04-04

German Nobel Laureat, Gunter Grass, publishes controversial poem that claims Israel is plotting to wipe out Iran

2012-08-11

153 people are killed and 1300 injured in Tabriz and Ahar, Iran after two earthquakes of up to 6.4 magnitude

2012-09-23

Iran blocks the use of Google as a search engine

2013-01-28

Iran's Pishgam rocket successfully completes a return trip of sending a monkey into space

2013-03-29

UN regulation of international arms trade is blocked by North Korea, Iran, and Syria

2013-04-09

37 people are killed and 850 are injured after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Iran

2013-04-16

37 people are killed by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Khash country, Iran

2013-06-03

US extends sanctions against Iran through its automotive industry and currency

2013-06-14

Hassan Rouhani is elected President of Iran

2013-08-04

Hassan Rouhani is inaugurated as the President of Iran

2013-12-12

The United States announces sanctions on the two dozen companies who assisted Iran with their nuclear program

2015-10-26

Iran steps up its forces in Syria

2015-12-24

Former American hostages in Iran will receive compensation

2016-01-03

Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran as Mideast protests rage

2016-01-16

Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal; Sanctions Are Lifted

2016-01-17

Iran announces release of 5 Americans after sanctions lifted

2016-01-17

US to pay Iran $1.7 billion in legal settlement

2016-03-09

Biden, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Islamic State, Syria in Jerusalem meeting

2016-03-13

Israel Demands World Powers Punish Iran for Missile Tests

2016-03-28

Iran congratulates Syria's Assad on regaining Palmyra

2016-09-25

Yemen plans UN complaint over Iran weapons transfers: minister

2016-12-04

Iran Demands That Obama Allow US Sanctions to Expire

2017-02-07

Israeli Leader Presses UK to Impose New Sanctions on Iran

2017-04-07

Russia, Iran condemn US missile strikes on Syrian airfield after chemical weapons attack

2017-11-13

Powerful earthquake on Iran-Iraq border more than 220

2018-02-18

Commercial plane crashes in southern Iran, killing 66 people

2018-05-11

Turkey's Erdogan and Russia's Putin say US wrong to quit Iran deal

1487-07-17

Ismail I, Shah of Persia, converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah (d. 1524)

1723-03-23

Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)

1878-03-15

Rezā Shāh Pahlavi [Rezā Khan], Shah of Iran (1925-41)

1882-05-19

Mohammed Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)

1902-09-24

Ayatollah Khomeini [Ruhollah Khomeini], Supreme leader of Iran (1979-89), religious figure, and political leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution (d. 1989)

1903-03-14

Molla Mustafa Barzani, Iran, Kurd leader (KDP)

1913-03-13

William J Casey, headed CIA during Iran-contra scandal (1981-87)

1913-12-12

Winston Burdett, Iran: Brittle Ally

1914-10-05

John Taylor, Dawn of Iran

1919-10-22

Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist (Golden Notebook), (d. 2013)

1919-10-25

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shah of Iran (1941-79)

1921-11-05

Fawzia of Egypt, Queen of Iran

1923-10-07

Fellove, Iran Eory le hace de vedette

1924-02-17

Gevork Vartanian, Iran, Soviet intelligence agent (Operation Long Jump), (d. 2012)

1924-10-11

John Sheardown, Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option

1926-06-03

Flora MacDonald, Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option

1928-06-25

Michael Shenstone, Escape from Iran: The Inside Story

1929-9-09

Dick Morefield, Escape from Iran: The Inside Story

1932-03-15

David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire

1933-03-22

Abolhassan Banisadr, former President of Iran

1934-08-25

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran, une puissance dévoilée

1934-10-05

Ken Taylor, Our Man in Tehran/Iran's Charm Offensive

1936-9-02

Iran Darroudi, Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments

1938-10-14

Empress Farah Diba of Iran

1939-02-02

Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)

1939-04-18

Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

1939-06-05

Joe Clark, Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option

1939-07-17

Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran

1940-04-04

Bijan, Iran, mens apparel designer (Beverly Hills, NYC, London)

1943-09-29

Mohammad Khatami, former President of Iran

1944-10-30

David Burt, Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper

1951-08-07

Richard Queen, Escape from Iran: The Inside Story

1956-10-28

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Aradan, Iran, President of Iran (2005-)

1959-9-04

Fawn Hall, The Iran/Contra Hearings

1960-05-06

Iran Barkley, Homeboy

1960-10-31

Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran

1960-10-31

Prince Reza Pahlavi, Forbidden Iran/The Lawless Sea/The Exile's Song

1961-11-11

Matt Ghaffari, Tehran Iran, US greco-roman wrestler (Oly-sil-92, 96)

1970-03-27

Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001)

1972-07-31

Tami Stronach, Teheran Iran, actress (Neverending Story)

1981-10-05

Iran Malfitano, Young Hearts

1981-10-12

Shola Ameobi, Iran - Nigeria

1939-03-16

Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.

1944-07-26

Rezā Shāh Pahlavi [Rezā Khan], Shah of Iran (1925-41), dies at 66 of a heart ailment

1949-10-03

Axel Lerche, Iran, det nye Persien

1951-03-07

Ali Razmara, Shah of Iran (1950-51), assassinated

1951-03-07

Shah Ali Razmara, of Iran, assassinated

1954-11-10

Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed

1979-02-15

Mehdi Rahimi, Iran general/milt governor of Teheran, executed

1979-02-16

Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed

1979-12-07

Prince Chahryar Shafik, Shah of Iran's nephew, murdered in Paris

1980-07-27

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (1941-79), dies in Cairo at 60

1981-06-28

Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed

1981-06-29

Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered

1981-08-30

Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb

1981-08-30

Mohammad Javad Bahonar, prime minister of Iran, assassinated by a bomb

1981-09-05

Ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated

1982-09-15

Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, executed in Iran

1989-06-03

Ayatollah Khomeini [Ruhollah Khomeini], Supreme leader of Iran (1979-89), dies of a heart attack at 89

1989-07-13

Abdul Rahman Qassemlu, Iran Kurds leader, murdered

1991-08-06

Shapour Bakhtiar, premier Iran (1979), dies in Paris

1991-08-07

Shapur Bahktiar, PM of Iran (1979), assassinated

1992-01-22

Ali Amini, PM of Iran (1961-62), dies

1992-09-15

John Taylor, Dawn of Iran

1993-03-16

Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered

1993-05-19

Winston Burdett, Iran: Brittle Ally

1993-12-09

Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, ayatollah of Iran, dies

1994-04-13

Taleb Ali al-Suheil, Iran sheik, murdered in Lebanon at 64

1994-11-29

Muhammad Ali Araki, ayatollah of Iran, dies

1995-01-05

Mansour Satari, brig-gen/commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46

1995-03-17

Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48

2001-06-10

Princess Leila of Iran (b. 1970)

2002-08-14

Richard Queen, Escape from Iran: The Inside Story

2005-06-24

Hakham Yedidia Shofet, Former chief rabbi of Iran (b. 1908)

2007-12-28

Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iran national basketball team player (b. 1982)

2010-10-11

Dick Morefield, Escape from Iran: The Inside Story

2012-12-30

John Sheardown, Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option

2013-02-15

Fellove, Iran Eory le hace de vedette

2015-07-26

Flora MacDonald, Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option

2015-10-15

Ken Taylor, Our Man in Tehran/Iran's Charm Offensive

2016-01-09

Ashraf Pahlavi, Twin Sister of Iran's Last Shah, Dies at 96