Died: July 27, 1980 (aged 60) Cause of Death: Complications of Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
Married Life
1939-03-16 Princess Fawzia of Egypt (17) marries the Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (19)
1951-02-10 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (31) marries actress Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (19)
1959-12-21 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi marries Farah Pahlavi Diba
Historical Events
1934-12-27 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi declares Persia now Iran
1941-08-27 Shah of Iran Rezā Shāh Pahlavi abdicates throne in favour of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1949-02-04 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1952-07-17 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi names Ghavam Sultaneh premier
1953-08-16 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi & princess Soraya flee to Baghdad & Rome
1953-08-22 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi returns to Tehran
1959-05-20 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi visits Netherlands
1967-10-26 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself after 26 years on the Peacock Throne
1973-01-23 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi announces that the 1954 operating agreement between a consortium of oil companies and Iran will not be renewed when it expires in 1979
1973-03-16 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Consortium members agree to nationalize all assets immediately in return for an assured 20-year supply of Iranian oil