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1968 in Iran
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1968
Events from the year 1968 in Iran.
Incumbents
Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Prime Minister: Amir-Abbas Hoveida
Events
31 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 w Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Fifteen-thousand people were killed.
1 September – The second in the sequence, the 6.4 w Ferdows earthquake, destroyed many villages, including Ferdows. Nine-hundred people were killed.
Births
2 June – Navid Negahban.
Full date unknown
Shiva Mahbobi, political activisthttp://www.nfafi.org/shiva-mahbobi Shiva Mahbobi profile Neda For a Free Iran 12 February 2015
Deaths
7 January – Gholamreza Takhti.
4 April – Muhammad Taha al-Huwayzi.
See also
Years in Iraq
Years in Afghanistan
References
1968 in
Iran
Category:Years of the 20th century in Iran
Category:1960s in Iran
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