Parents
1925
Feb 24
| 1925 • Iranian forces of Rezā Shāh occupy Ahwaz, and arrest Sheikh Khaz'al. |
1940
Age: 14y
| 1940 • In Sweden, Victor Hasselblad forms the Victor Hasselblad AB Camera Company. |
2001
May 17
Age: 76y
| 2001 • Typhoon Vamei forms within 1.5 degrees of the equator. No other tropical cyclone in recorded history has come as close to the equator. |