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How many days were the 52 American hostages held in Iran before their release in January 1981?
The hostages were held 4 November 1979 - 20 January 1981 — 444 days.
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The 444-Day Iranian Hostage Crisis That Began with the Storming of the US Embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1979 Iranian student militants stormed the US Embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1979 and took 52 American diplomats hostage. The hostages were held for 444 days, surviving a failed US military rescue at Desert One on 24 April 1980 that killed eight US servicemen. The hostages were released on 20 January 1981 — minutes after Ronald Reagan's inauguration.
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