★★★★★
1953 Iranian coup d'état
Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, who had nationalised the oil industry, is overthrown in a US- and UK-backed coup that strengthens the Shah.
Politics· Iran
- 1953
- 1945★★★★★
August Revolution
The Việt Minh seize power in Hanoi on 19 August, then in Huế and Saigon; Emperor Bảo Đại abdicates at the end of the month.
Revolution· Vietnam - 14★★★★★
Death of Augustus
Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies and is succeeded by his adopted son Tiberius.
DeathPolitics· Italy