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2009 Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Qazvin, Iran, all 168 on board are killed
2009 Iran launches first domestically made satellite, Omid, into orbit 2003 Earthquake kills more than 30,000 in Bam, Iran 2002 Earthquake kills at least 260 in western Iran 2002 Iran Air Tours flight 956 crashes into a mountain in Iran killing 119 2002 In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 1995 Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48 1995 Mansour Satari, Brigadier-General and commandant (Iran Air Force), dies at 46 1994 Muhammad Ali Araki, ayatollah of Iran, dies 1994 Bomb attack on Islamic temple in Mashad Iran, 70 killed 1994 Lebanon drops relations with Iran 1994 Taleb Ali al-Suheil, Iran sheik, murdered in Lebanon at 64 1994 Iran transport aircraft crashes in Azerbaijan, 32 killed 1993 Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, ayatollah of Iran, dies 1993 Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed 1993 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani re-elected president of Iran 1993 Mohammed Hussein Nagdi, Iran diplomat/resistance fighter, murdered 1992 Ali Amini, Prime Minister of Iran 1961 - 1962, dies 1991 Shapur Bahktiar, Prime Minister of Iran 1979, assassinated 1991 Shapour Bakhtiar, premier Iran (1979), dies in Paris 1991 Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years 1990 Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years 1990 Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 50,000 die in a 7.6 earthquake in Iran 1989 Abdul Rahman Qassemlu, Iran Kurds leader, murdered 1989 Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie 1989 Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Rushdie's book 1989 Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses" 1988 Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war 1988 U.S. Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290 1988 Iran says Iraq uses poison gas in the war 1987 Iran and France breaks diplomatic relations 1987 President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 1986 Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab 1986 U.S. president Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran 1986 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran 1986 Car bomb kills 20 in Tehran, Iran 1986 Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao 1986 Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq 1985 Israel ships 96 TOWs to Iran on behalf of US 1985 Iraqi air raid on Iran oil-island Kharg 1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1984 Iraq resumes air attack on Iran 1982 Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, executed in Iran 1982 Iran "Ramadan-offensive" in Iraq 1982 Iran minister of Foreign affairs Ghotbzadeh arrested 1982 Iran offensive against Iraq 1981 Ali Chamenei elected president of Iran 1981 Ayatollah Ali Qoddusi, prosecutor-general of Iran, assassinated 1981 Mohammad Ali Rajai, president of Iran, assassinated by a bomb 1981 Mohammad Javad Bahonar, prime minister of Iran, assassinated by a bomb 1981 Iran ex-president Bani Sadr flees to Paris 1981 Mohammed Ali Rajai elected president of Iran 1981 Mohammed Hussein Beheshti, Iran ayatollah/politician, murdered 1981 74 government officials die in attack in Iran 1981 Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed 1981 Iran president Bani Sadr deposed 1981 Mudjahedin uprises against Iran regime 1981 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since Aug 1980 are released 1981 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US 1981 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days are freed 1981 U.S. and Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages 1981 Iran accepts U.S. offer of $7.9 billion in frozen assets 1980 Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds 1980 Iran requests $24 billion in U.S. guarantees to free hostages 1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 1980 Iraqi troops cross Iran's border, encircling Abadan 1980 Iraq invades Iran in an attempt to control the Shatt al-Arab waterway 1980 Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins 1980 Mohammed Ali Radjai appointed premier of Iran 1980 Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France 1980 American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran 1980 Ayatollah Khomeini releases Iran hostage Richard I. Queen 1980 Iran rejects a call to World Court to release U.S. hostages 1980 Iran begins scattering U.S. hostages from U.S. Embassy 1980 Announcement of Jimmy Carter hostage rescue bungle in Iran 1980 U.S. military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die 1980 Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis 1980 ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline" 1980 Shah of Iran arrives in Egypt 1980 U.S. appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran 1980 Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran 1980 Bani Sadr elected president of Iran 1979 Deposed Shah of Iran leaves U.S. for Panama 1979 World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all U.S. hostages 1979 Prince Chahryar Shafik, Shah of Iran's nephew, murdered in Paris 1979 Iran accepts constitution 1979 ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage 1979 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1979 Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran 1979 Iran government of Bazargan resigns 1979 Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan 1979 63 Americans taken hostage at U.S. Embassy (Teheran, Iran) 1979 Deposed Shah of Iran arrives in New York for medical treatment 1979 Iran army occupies Piranshahr 1979 Iran army conquerors Baneh 1979 Iran army conquerors Mahabad 1979 Iran army opens offensive against Kurds 1979 Iran Ayatollah Khomeini demands Saint War against Kurds 1979 Iran press censors start massive book burnings 1979 Iran proclaimed an Islamic Republic following fall of Shah 1979 Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran 1979 Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed 1979 Mehdi Rahimi, Iran general/military governor of Teheran, executed 1979 Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile 1979 Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran 1979 Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi of Iran flees Iran for Egypt 1978 Iran shah names Chapour Bakhtiar premier 1978 Shah of Iran, asks Shapour Bahktiar to form a civilian government 1978 Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule 1978 Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran 1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran 1978 Ja'afar Sharif-Emami appointed premier of Iran 1978 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran 1977 President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran 1974 Airport terminal roof collapses killing 17 (Teheran Iran) 1974 Ayatollah Khomeini calls for an Islamic Republic in Iran 1974 Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out 1972 Tami Stronach, born in Teheran, Iran, actress, Neverending Story 1968 12,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 buildings in NE Iran 1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne 1965 Pakistan, Iran and Turkey sign Regional Co-Operation pact 1963 State of siege proclaimed in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini arrested 1963 Reza Abdoh, born in Tehran, Iran, playwright, theatre director, produced King Lear, Oedipus Rex, confronted audiences with issues of race, class, AIDS 1962 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran 1961 Matt Ghaffari, Tehran Iran, U.S. greco-roman wrestler, Silver Medals 1992, 1994, Olympics 1960 Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran 1960 Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1959 Iran and U.S. sign economic / military treaty 1954 Hussein Fatemi, Iran Foreign minister, executed 1954 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1951 British begins economic boycott of Iran 1951 Ali Razmara, Shah of Iran (1950-51), assassinated 1951 Shah Ali Razmara, of Iran, assassinated 1941 Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi 1941 English and Russian troops attack pro-German Iran 1940 Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London 1935 Persia officially renamed Iran 1934 Shah of Persia declares Persia now Iran 1932 David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire 1925 Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over 1925 Iran adopts Khorshidi solar Hijrah calendar 1925 Walter Mittelholzer is 1st to flies over Demawend mountain, Iran 1921 Riza Khan Pahlevi seizes control of Iran 1919 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Aryamehr, Shah of Iran, 1941-79 1919 Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist, Golden Notebook 1906 Iran becomes a constitutional monarchy 1903 Molla Mustafa Barzani, Iran, Kurd leader, KDP 1878 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, Reza Chan, shah of Iran 1850 Bab, Baha'i prophet, executed in Tabriz Iran 1487 Esma'il I, shah who converted Iran from Sunni to Shi'ah 1079 Iran adopts solar Hijrah calendar 1048 Omar Khayyam, born in Nayshapur, Iran, poet, mathematician, physicist, astronomer, wrote, Treatise on Demonstration of Problems of Algebra |
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