1953 in Iran
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Events from the year 1953 in Iran.
Incumbents[edit]
- Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Prime Minister: Mohammad Mosaddegh (until August 19), Fazlollah Zahedi (starting August 19)
Events[edit]
February[edit]
- The 6.6 Mw Torud earthquake shook northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).[1] Between 800–973 were killed and 140 were injured.
August[edit]
- 1953 Iranian coup d'état – Overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.[2]
Births[edit]
Date unknown[edit]
- Hamid Ahmadieh, Iranian ophthalmologist, medical scientist, and medical pioneer
References[edit]
- ^ Ambraseys, N. N.; Moinfar, A. A. (1977-11-25). "The sessmicity of IRAN: The Torud earthquake of 12th february 1953". Annals of Geophysics. 30 (1–2): 186–200. doi:10.4401/ag-4817. ISSN 2037-416X.
- ^ Olmo Gölz (2019). "The Dangerous Classes and the 1953 Coup in Iran: On the Decline of lutigari Masculinities". In Stephanie Cronin (ed.). Crime, Poverty and Survival in the Middle East and North Africa: The 'Dangerous Classes' since 1800. I.B. Tauris. pp. 177–190. doi:10.5040/9781838605902.ch-011. ISBN 978-1-78831-371-1. S2CID 213229339.
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