2015 Event Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei emphasizes that the country's recent nuclear agreement with the West does not change its opposition to the U.S. and to American policies in the Middle East 2011 Event Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, commented that the 2011 Egyptian protests and Tunisian uprising are a result of 'Islamic awareness' 2010 Event Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for the US to be expelled from the international nuclear system because religion prohibits the use of nuclear weapons 1995 Death Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48 1994 Death Muhammad Ali Araki, ayatollah of Iran, dies 1993 Death Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, ayatollah of Iran, dies 1989 Death Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian ayatollah, dies at 89 1989 Death Ayatollah Khomeini, Leader 1989 Event Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses" 1987 Death Mehdi Hashemi, Iranian aid of Ayatollah Khomeini, shot for treason 1981 Death Ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated 1981 Death Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered 1981 Death Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed 1980 Event Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen 1979 Event Ayatollah Khomeini charges U.S. ambassador/embassy espionage 1979 Event Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan 1979 Event Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini orders mass executions to stop 1979 Event Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds 1979 Event Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power 1979 Event Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile 1978 Event Iraq declares Ayatollah Khomeini an undesirable person 1978 Event Iraqi Ayatollah Khomeini calls for uprising in Irani army 1974 Event Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran 1963 Event State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested 1939 Birthday Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian Statesman 1900 Birthday Ayatollah Khomeini, Leader
