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Timeline of Tehran

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tehran, Iran.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1553 - City wall built.
  • 1723 - Afghans (Pashtuns) occupy the city.
  • 1751 - Takht-e Marmar built.
  • 1759 - Khalvat Karim Khani built (approximate date).
  • 1785 - Town besieged by forces of Agha Mohammad.
  • 1786 - Mohammad Khan Qajar moves Iran's capital from Sari to Tehran.
  • 1790 - Palace built (later became Qasr Prison).
  • 1796 - Population: less than 15,000.
  • 1829 - 11 February: Russian embassy attacked; Alexander Griboyedov and others killed.
  • 1834 - Ali Mirza Zill-i Sultan in power.
  • 1835 - Mohammad Shah Qajar in power.
  • 1837 - Kaghaz-e Akhbar (newspaper) begins publication.
  • 1851 - Dar ul-Funun (school) founded.
  • 1861 - 1 March: Unrest.
  • 1865 - Golestan Palace rebuilt.
  • 1867 - Shams-ol-Emareh built.
  • 1869
  • City expanded by Naser al-Din Shah.
  • Population: 155,000.
  • 1872 - Jolfa-Tabriz-Tehran telegraph begins operating (approximate date).
  • 1873
  • City wall rebuilt.
  • Museum founded by Naser al-Din Shah.
  • 1881 - Baharistan Palace built.
  • 1883 - Abyaze Palace built.
  • 1888 - Teheran-Abd-al-Azim Railway begins operating.
  • 1889 - Imperial Bank of Persia headquartered in Tehran.
  • 1896
  • 1 May: Assassination of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar; Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar in power.
  • Tarbiyat newspaper begins publication.
  • 1899 - Tehran School of Political Sciences established.

    • 1900s-1940s

  • 1906
  • "Bast of the constitutionalists at the British legation" occurs.
  • Baharestan parliament building inaugurated.
  • 1907
  • 31 August: Assassination of Mirza Ali Asghar Khan Amin al-Soltan.
  • German School established.
  • 1908
  • Khalil-Khan Saghfi Alam-Edoleh becomes mayor.
  • Bombardment of Iranian parliament by Russian forces.
  • 1909
  • 13–15 July: City taken by nationalist forces of Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari.
  • 18 July: Ahmad Shah Qajar in power.
  • 1910 - Mirza Abbaskhan Mohandes Bashi Hodud becomes mayor.
  • 1911 - Population: approximately 280,000.
  • 1914 - Ebrahim-Khan Yomn-Olsaltaneh Monaghah becomes mayor.
  • 1918 - School of Law established.
  • 1919 - Armaḡān literary journal begins publication.(fa)[1]
  • 1920 - Iran Club (football) founded.
  • 1921
  • 21 February: Persian Cossack forces occupy city during the 1921 Persian coup d'état.
  • Zia'eddin Tabatabaee becomes mayor.
  • 1923 - Karim Buzarjomehri becomes mayor.
  • 1925 / 1304 SH - 31 March: Solar Hijri calendar legally adopted in Iran.
  • 1926 - Ettela'at newspaper begins publication.
  • 1929 - Governmental Technical Institute founded.
  • 1931 - University of Tehran Botanical Garden founded.
  • 1934
  • University of Tehran inaugurated.
  • Gholi Hooshmand becomes mayor.
  • 1937 - National Library of Iran inaugurated.
  • 1938
  • Trans-Iranian Railway (Bandar Shah-Tehran-Bandar Shahpur) in operation.
  • Ghasem Soor-Esrafil becomes mayor.
  • 1940
  • Ali Asghar Foruzan becomes mayor.
  • Population: 400,000.
  • 1941 - Mostafa Gholi Ram becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad Sajjadi.
  • 1942
  • Seyed Mehdi Emadolsaltaneh becomes mayor.
  • Bread riot.
  • 1943
  • Tehran Conference held.
  • Fazlollah Bahrami becomes mayor, succeeded by Abbasgholi Golshaeeyan.
  • 1944 - Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj becomes mayor.
  • 1945
  • Fada'iyan-e Islam (political group) founded.
  • Mahmood Nariman becomes mayor, succeeded by Mehdi Mashayekhi.
  • 1947
  • Institut français d'iranologie de Téhéran founded.
  • Mohammad Khalatbari becomes mayor, succeeded by Hesamedin Dolatabadi.
  • 1949
  • Apadana art gallery opens.
  • Mohammad Mehran becomes mayor.

    • 1950s-1960s

  • 1950 - Mehdi Namdar becomes mayor.
  • 1951
  • Arsalan Khalatbari becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad Mehran.
  • Embassy of the United States, Tehran built.
  • 1952 - Nostratollah Amini becomes mayor.
  • 1953
  • August - Coup d'état.
  • Mohsen Nasr becomes mayor.
  • 1954 - Mohammad-Ali Saffari becomes mayor, succeeded by Gholam-Hossein Ebtehaj.
  • 1955
  • Nosratollah Montasser becomes mayor.
  • Alavi Institute founded.
  • 1956
  • Allameh Tabatabai University established.
  • Population: 1,512,032.
  • Mahmood Davaloo becomes mayor.
  • 1957 - Mousa Maham becomes mayor.
  • 1958
  • Tehran Polytechnic and Tehran Zoo established.
  • Tehran Biennial art exhibit begins.
  • Mousa Maham becomes mayor.
  • Ekbatan Town (Persian: شهرک اکباتان - Shahrak e Ekbātān).
  • 1959
  • Nasser Zolfaghari becomes mayor.
  • World Wrestling Championships held.
  • 1960
  • Fathollah Forood becomes mayor.
  • Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran established.
  • 1961
  • Mohsen Nasr becomes mayor.
  • German Speaking Evangelical Church, Tehran built.
  • 1962
  • Ahmad Nafisi becomes mayor.
  • Tehran War Cemetery built.
  • 1963
  • Ali Akbar Tavana becomes mayor, succeeded by Ziaedin Shadman.
  • Persepolis Athletic and Cultural Club established.
  • 1964
  • Higher Educational Institute For Girls founded.
  • International Regional Cooperation for Development headquartered in Tehran.
  • 1965
  • Mohandes Taghi Sarlak becomes mayor.
  • Aryamehr Technical University and Hosseiniyeh Ershad (institute) founded.
  • 1966
  • Rey and Tajrish become part of Tehran.
  • Malek National Library and Museum opens.
  • Population: 2,719,730.
  • 1967 - Mohammad-Ali Saffari becomes mayor, succeeded by Manouchehr Pirooz.
  • 1968
  • April–May: International Conference on Human Rights held in city.
  • Tehran derby (football contest) begins.
  • National Botanical Garden of Iran established.
  • Niavaran Palace built.
  • Javad Shahrestani becomes mayor.
  • 1969 - Gholamreza Nikpey becomes mayor.

    • 1970s-1990s

  • 1971
  • February: International OPEC meeting held in city; "Tehran Agreement" signed.
  • Azadi Tower and Azadi Stadium built.
  • 1972
  • Teatr-e Shahr (theatre) and National Arts Museum inaugurated.
  • Evin Prison built.
  • Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA.
  • 1973 - Apadana Stadium opens in Ekbatan.
  • 1974 - September: 7th Asian Games (sport contest) held in city.
  • 1976
  • 16 September: Alleged UFO sighting.
  • Carpet Museum of Iran founded.
  • 1977 - Reza Abbasi Museum, Jamshidieh Stone Garden, and Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art open.
  • 1978
  • 8 September: Protesters shot in Zaleh Square.
  • Javad Shahrestan becomes mayor again.
  • 1979
  • 1 February: Ayatollah Khomeini returns.
  • 30–31 March: National Iranian Islamic Republic referendum held.
  • 4 November: Students seize United States embassy and its occupants; Iran hostage crisis begins.
  • Mohammad Tavasoli becomes mayor.
  • Tehran Times newspaper begins publication.
  • 1980
  • Reza Zavarehi becomes mayor, succeeded by Seyed amal ol-din Neek Ravesh.
  • Iranian legislative election, 1980 (Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr) held.
  • 1981
  • 28 June: Hafte Tir bombing.
  • Apadana Residential Complex built.
  • Gholam-Hossein Deljoo becomes mayor.
  • 1982 - Mohammad Kazem Seyfian becomes mayor.
  • 1983
  • Center for the Great Islamic Encyclopedia and Institut Français de Recherche en Iran established.
  • Hossein Bonakdar becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad-Nabi Habibi.
  • Musala of Tehran built.
  • 1985 - Abrar newspaper begins publication.
  • 1986 - Concept of "Greater Tehran" in use.
  • 1987 - Morteza Tabatabaei becomes mayor.
  • 1988
  • Tehran International Book Fair begins.
  • Gholamhossein Karbaschi becomes mayor.
  • 1989
  • 11 June: Funeral of Ayatollah Khomeini.
  • Mausoleum of Khomeini built.
  • Tehran International Puppet Theatre Festival begins.
  • 1991 - Bahman Cultural Center opens.
  • 1992
  • February: International Economic Cooperation Organisation summit held in Tehran.
  • Hamshahri newspaper begins publication.
  • Trolleybus begins operating.
  • Iranian Crown Jewels on display at the Central Bank.
  • 1996 - Population: 6,758,845.
  • 1997 - November: 1st West Asian Games (sport contest) held in city.
  • 1999
  • February: Local election held
  • July: Student protest.
  • Tehran Metro begins operating.
  • City Council of Tehran begins.
  • Morteza Alviri becomes mayor.

    • 2000s

  • 2002
  • Mohammad-Hassan Malekmadani elected mayor, succeed by acting mayor Mohmmad-Hossein Moghimi.
  • Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium and Shahid Derakhshan Stadium built.
  • Film Museum of Iran in Bagh-e Ferdows and Iranian National Museum of Medical Sciences History open.
  • 2003
  • February: Local election held.
  • June: Protest against clerics.
  • Al Alam television begins broadcasting.
  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes mayor.
  • 2004
  • February: Asian Indoor Athletics Championships held in city.
  • Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport opens.
  • 2005
  • 6 December: Iranian Air Force C-130 crash occurs.
  • Tehran International Tower and Bank Markazi Tower built.
  • Ali Saeedlou becomes mayor, succeeded by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
  • 2006
  • Population: 7.5 million (approximate).
  • Iran Dokht magazine headquartered in Tehran.
  • 2007
  • Milad Tower built.
  • Tehran Peace Museum opens.
  • International Festival of Peace Poetry begins.
  • 2008
  • Tehran Bus Rapid Transit begins operating.
  • Safir Office Machines Museum and Mellat Cinema Complex open.
  • 2009 - Election protests.

    • 2010s

  • 2010
  • January: Assassination of scientist Masoud Alimohammadi in Gheytarieh.
  • April: International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation held in city.
  • May: International 14th G-15 summit held in city.
  • Election protests.
  • Disappeared statues.
  • 2011
  • Protests.
  • November: British Embassy attacked.
  • Population: 8,154,051.
  • 2012 - August: International 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city.
  • 2013 - Local election.
  • 2014
  • June: Sandstorm.
  • City becomes part of newly formed national administrative Region 1.

    • References

    Timeline of Tehran Wikipedia
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