Ayatollah Khomeini Returns to Tehran After Exile, February 1, 1979

The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Date: February 11, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 11 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Tehran International Women’s Day Protest Sit-In Peaks with 15,000 Women March…

Images taken by Voyager 1 prove the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. Date: March 8, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mount Marapi Eruption Kills 100 in Sumatra April 30,…

The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: July 12, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Saint Lucia Gains Independence from the United Kingdom, February 22, 1979Lancaster House Agreement Signs…

Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian is executed by firing squad in Tehran, prompting the mass exodus of the once 100,000-strong Jewish community of Iran. Date: May 9, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Mysterious…

Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. Date: February 1, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 1 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Sino-Vietnamese War Begins February 17, 1979White Night Riots in San Francisco After…

Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. Date: December 23, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 23 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1979Typhoon Tip: Largest, Most Intense Tropical Cyclone Recorded, October 12, 1979Israel Begins Sinai Withdrawal Under…