Historical period
Pahlavi era
21 March 1925 — 11 February 1979
Sub-periods
Events in this period
- 25 August 1924The birthday of Mohammad Ali Eslami Nodushan; poet and cultural thinker.
- 23 August 1929The birthday of Najaf Daryabandari; the distinguished translator of English literature.
- 23 August 1929The birthday of Badr al-Zaman Gharib; the distinguished linguist and Iranologist.
- 27 August 1930The birth of Gholamreza Takhti; the Olympic and world champion.Birthday
- 25 August 1934The birthday of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani; the fourth president of Iran .
- 26 August 1939The opening of Amjadieh Stadium and the first football matches.
- 25 August 1941The birthday of Ali Ashraf Darvishian; contemporary writer and story writer.
- 25 August 1941The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in World War II.
- 26 August 1941A diplomatic request for assistance from the United States during the days of occupation.
- 27 August 1941The formation of Mohammad Ali Foroughi's government during the days of the occupation of Iran.
- 25 August 1944The liberation of Paris from the occupation of Nazi German forces.
- 16 August 1945The Founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran; The Beginning of Ethnic Movements
- 25 August 1949The birthday of Fariborz Lachini; composer and musician.
- 15 August 1953The beginning of the August 19 coup; the night the coup started and history changed.
- 17 August 1953Tehran on the verge of a coup; Semi-siege and confiscation of newspapers
- 18 August 1953Tehran on the verge of collapse; the last day before the coup of August 19.
- 19 August 1953The coup d'état of August 19; the fall of Mossadegh's government and the return of the Shah.
- 20 August 1953The consolidation of the coup; the day after the fall of Mossadegh's government.
- 26 August 1953Request for financial aid from Zahedi to Eisenhower after the coup.
- 15 August 1957The approval of the oil agreement between Iran and Ajib-Mitzaria; 75 percent of the shares for Iran.
- 15 August 1960The first joint meeting of Savak and Mossad; The beginning of the information alliance
- 24 August 1962The trip of Lyndon B. Johnson, the Vice President of the United States, to Tehran.
- 27 August 1970The beginning of one of the Shiraz Arts Festival periods.
- 15 August 1971The trip of Amir-Abbas Hoveyda to Romania; an effort to consolidate the international position.