1978 in Iran

none October 2025 1978 Events from the year 1978 in Iran. Incumbents Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavihttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Mohammad-Reza-Shah-Pahlavi Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Encyclopædia Britannica October 17, 2025 Prime Minister: until August 27: Jamshid Amouzegar August 27-November 6: Jafar Sharif-Emami starting November 6: Gholam-Reza Azhari Events 7 January – Iran and Red and Black Colonization 9 January – 1978 Qom protest 18 February – 1978 Tabriz protests 21 June – 1978 Iranian Chinook shootdown 8 September – Black Friday, massacre by Iranian army provoked 88 deaths. 16 September – The 7.4 w y Tabas earthquake affected central Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed. Births 21 March – Alireza Faghani, Iranian-Australian FIFA football referee 23 July – Mehdi Kiani, footballer 23 July – Ruhollah Zam, activist and journalist (d. 2020) 6 May – Afshin, singer See also Years in Iraq Years in Afghanistan References 1978 in Iran Category:Years of the 20th century in Iran Category:1970s in Iran Iran