1979 CE

Year 1979 CE which is a common year in the Gregorian calendar started on Monday, Safar 1, 1399 AH, and ended on Monday, Safar 11, 1400 AH.

Events

• February 1 – Return of Imam Khomeini to Iran, after 14 years of being exiled by Pahlavi regime (Rabi' I 3, 1399 AH).
• February 11 – The Islamic revolution of Iran under the leadership of Imam Khomeini succeeded in overthrowing the Pahlavi dynasty (Rabi' I 13, 1399 AH).
• August 7 – Imam Khomeini announced the last Friday of the month of Ramadan to be known as al-Quds Day (Ramadan 13, 1399 AH).

Deaths

• May 1 – Martyrdom of Morteza Motahhari, a prominent shi'a jurist, philosopher and theologian (Jumada II 3, 1399 AH).
• September 10 – Demise of Sayyid Mahmud Taliqani (Shawwal 18, 1399 AH).
• October 27 – Demise of Sayyid Jalal al-Din Husayni Urumawi (Dhu l-Hijja 5, 1399 AH).
• November 1 – Martyrdom of Sayyid Muhammad 'Ali Qadi Tabataba'i, the first imam of Friday Prayer who was martyred in Iran (Dhu l-Hijja 10, 1399 AH).
• December 9 – Demise of Muhammad Jawad Mughniyya, Shiite exegete and clergy and the head of the Lebanese judiciary, (Muharram 19, 1400 AH).
• December 18 – Martyrdom of Muhammad Mufattih (Muharram 28, 1400 AH).