Events from the year 1968 in Iran.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- 31 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 Mw Dasht-e Bayaz earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Fifteen-thousand people were killed.
- 1 September – The second in the sequence, the 6.4 Mw Ferdows earthquake, destroyed many villages, including Ferdows. Nine-hundred people were killed.
Births edit
- 2 June – Navid Negahban.
Full date unknown edit
- Shiva Mahbobi, political activist[1]
Deaths edit
- 7 January – Gholamreza Takhti.
- 4 April – Muhammad Taha al-Huwayzi.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Shiva Mahbobi profile". Neda For a Free Iran. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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