Events from the year 1968 in Iran.
Incumbents Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Prime Minister: Amir-Abbas Hoveida
Events
31 August – The first in a destructive earthquake doublet affected eastern Iran. The 7.4 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 Ferdows earthquake, destroyed many villages, including Ferdows. Nine-hundred people were killed.
Births
2 June – Navid Negahban.
Full date unknown Shiva Mahbobi, political activist
Deaths
7 January – Gholamreza Takhti. 4 April – Muhammad Taha al-Huwayzi.
See also Years in Iraq Years in Afghanistan
References