7 September 19841984

The passing of Ayatollah Mirza Mohammad Bagher Ashtiani.

Death

The passing of Ayatollah Haj Mirza Mohammad Bagher Ashtiani, a Shiite marja' (source of emulation), on September 7, 1984, in Tehran. He was buried in the Ashtiani family tomb in Shahr-e Ray .

More events in this period

15 August 1979The armed attack on Paveh; the beginning of the conflicts of the 1980s.
16 August 1979The approval of the Press Law by the Revolutionary Council; a tool for controlling the media.
20 August 1979The Kurdistan crisis and the dispatch of forces to Sanandaj.
25 August 1979Kayhan Newspaper Headlines; The Tense Atmosphere After the Revolution
1 September 1979The destruction of the Bab house in Shiraz
10 September 1979The passing of Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Taleghani.