1957 in Iran
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Events from the year 1957 in Iran.
Incumbents
[edit]- Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Prime Minister: Hossein Ala' (until April 3), Manouchehr Eghbal (starting April 3)
Events
[edit]- 2 July – The Alborz earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 strikes Mazandaran province, killing at least 1,500 people.[1]
- 13 December – The Mw 6.5 Farsinaj earthquake strikes Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people.[2]
Births
[edit]- 26 March – Shirin Neshat.
- 16 June – Hamid Aboutalebi.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
- ^ ANSS. "M 6.5 - 19 km NE of Hars?n, Iran 1957". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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