War · August 25, 1941

Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

85 years ago · Pahlavi dynasty, British India

85th anniversary

The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, also known as the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia or the Allied invasion of Iran, was the joint invasion of the officially neutral Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in August 1941.

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The 86th anniversary falls on August 25, 2027.

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Sean Connery1930–2020

Sean Connery

FilmWould be 96
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Ivan the Terrible1530–1584

Ivan the Terrible

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Johann Gottfried Herder1744–1803

Johann Gottfried Herder

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Erich Honecker1912–1994

Erich Honecker

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