1957 in Iran

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Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1957 Years in Iran

Events from the year 1957 in Iran.

Incumbents

• Shah: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
• Prime Minister: Hossein Ala' (until April 3), Manouchehr Eghbal (starting April 3)

Events

• 2 July – The Alborz earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 strikes Mazandaran province, killing at least 1,500 people. ^[1]
• 13 December – The M_w  6.5 Farsinaj earthquake strikes Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people. ^[2]

Births

• 26 March – Shirin Neshat.
• 16 June – Hamid Aboutalebi.

See also

• Years in Iraq
• Years in Afghanistan

References

1. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
2. ANSS. "M 6.5 - 19 km NE of Hars?n, Iran 1957". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.