2014 Event A U.S. aircraft carrier is being repositioned in the Persian Gulf in the event that President Barack Obama decides to authorize military aid in the current internal Iraqi conflict; the president has stated that he will not send in ground troops 2012 Event While conducting military exercises in the Persian Gulf, Iran successfully test-fires two long-range missiles 1991 Event Victory parade held in Washington D.C., Persian Gulf War 1991 Event Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1991 Event Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated. The war is over" 1991 Event U.S.S.R. announces Iraq agrees to a proposal to end Persian Gulf War U.S. calls the plan unacceptable 1991 Event CBS News correspondant Bob Simon captured by Iraqis in Persian Gulf 1991 Event U.S. Congress begins debate on Persian Gulf crisis 1990 Event Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City 1990 Event 100,000 additional U.S. troops are sent to Persian gulf 1990 Event U.S. forces reach 200,000 in Persian Gulf 1990 Event France announce it will send 4,000 troops to Persian Gulf 1990 Event U.S. begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf 1990 Event U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1987 Event U.S. warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf 1987 Event Netherlands routes 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf 1987 Event France and Great Britain send minesweepers to Persian Gulf 1987 Event U.S. began escorting re-flagged Kuwaiti tankers in Persian Gulf 1987 Event U.S. offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf 1973 Event 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1964 Event Iranian motor launch catches fire and sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) 1961 Event British liner "Dara" explodes in Persian Gulf, kills 236 1953 Event U.S. give Persian premier Zahedi $45 million aid 1951 Event Persian troops occupies oil refinery at Abadan 1951 Event Persian army takes over nationalized oil installations 1951 Death Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer (Hadji Aga), dies 1926 Event Persian cossack officer Reza Chan crowns himself Shah Palawi 1916 Event Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia 1904 Birthday Buzurg Alavi, Persian author, Panjah va sih nafar, Namal'ha 1892 Death Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 1850 Death Sajjid Ali Mohammed Bab, Persian founder of Babism 1833 Death Abbas Mirza, Persian governor/heir to the throne, dies at 44 1515 Event Persian Gulf: Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz 1292 Death Sa'di, great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies 1273 Death Rumi, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature, dies 1209 Death Djamal al-din Abu Mohammed Iljas Nizami, Persian poet, dies 1207 Birthday Rumi, born in Balkh, Khorasan, now Afghanistan, Mawlana, Mawlawi, poet, theologian, wrote, the six books of the Masnavi, influenced Persian literature 1049 Death Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 1006 Birthday Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet, Monadjat 967 Birthday Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic 925 Death Rhazes, Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi, Persian, dies 922 Death Al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 865 Birthday Rhazes, Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi, Persian physician 838 Death Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred 632 Event Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era 3 Birthday Sadiq Hidajat, Persian writer, Blind Person Owl
