Persepolis - Hunter and/or Chase 123%42$ By crablechase May 1, 1896 Nasser al-Din Shah Dies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naser_al-Din_Shah_Qajar Oct 31, 1925 Reza Pahlavi - pahavi dynasty begins http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Reza+Shah+Pahlavi https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Shah_Pahlavi%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=187& Aug 19, 1953 overthrow of prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat Nov 22, 1969 Marjane Satrapi is born https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjane_Satrapi Jan 16, 1979 Iranian Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution Nov 4, 1979 fundamentalist students overrun the US embassy in Tehran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Sep 22, 1980 Iran - Iraq war begins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War May 24, 1982 Iranian forces liberate Khorramshahr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Khorramshahr Dec 11, 1991 Iran - Iraq war ends https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War May 16, 2007 Cannes Film Festival https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Cannes_Film_Festival