Timeline of Tehran

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.