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Khordad
Khordad (, ) is the third month of the Solar Hijri calendar. Khordad has thirty-one days. It begins in May and ends in June by the Gregorian calendar. Khordad is the third month of the spring season ( Bahar). It is followed by Tir. The Afghan Persian name is Jawzā (). The name is derived from the deity name Haurvatat. Events *2-3 – 1244 – Grand Review of the Armies *16 – 1323 – the Normandy landings of 1944 take place in the beaches of northern Normandy in France. *12 – 1325 – 1946 Italian institutional referendum *16 – 1325 – The National Basketball Association is officially founded with Maurice Podoloff, concurrent president of the American Hockey League, as its founding president. *6 – 1371 – 22 English football teams, which had left the ranks of the English Football League in 1370–71, form an independent Premier League in the UK, becoming the top tier pro football league of English football. The new league's first games are slated for 24 Mordad. *11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haurvatat
Haurvatat (Help:IPA/English, /ˈhəʊrvətət/; ) is the Avestan language word for the Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian concept of "wholeness" or "perfection." In post-Gathic Zoroastrianism, Haurvatat was the Amesha Spenta associated with water (''cf.'' ''aban, apo''), prosperity, and health. Etymologically, Avestan ''haurvatat'' derives from an Proto-Indo-Iranian language, Indo-Iranian root and is linguistically related to Vedic Sanskrit ''sarvatāt'' "intactness, perfection". The Indo-Iranian root has in turn Proto-Indo-European language, Indo-European origins. In Common Era Zoroastrian tradition, Haurvatat appears as Middle Persian ''Hordad'', continuing in Persian language, New Persian as ''Khordad''. The Iranian calendar, Iranian civil calendar of 1925, which adopted Zoroastrian calendar month names, has ''Khordad'' as the name of the 3rd month of the year. The Avestan language noun ''haurvatat'' is grammatically feminine and in scripture the divinity Haurvatat is a female enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordibehesht
Ordibehesht or Ardibehesht (, ) is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar, which is used officially in Iran and Afghanistan. It has 31 days and spans the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar. The Dari name for the month is Saur or Sowr. Its associated astrological sign in the tropical zodiac is Taurus. Ordibehesht is the second month of the spring season (), and is followed by the month of Khordad. Events * 13, S.H. 1265 – Haymarket affair (first police confrontation against workers' groups in Chicago) * 4, S.H. 1294 – Landing at Anzac Cove (part of the Gallipoli campaign of World War I) * 19. S.H. 1299 - Kiev Victory Parade (1920) * 5, S.H. 1324 – National Liberation Committee declares war against the Nazi-backed Italian Social Republic * 18, S.H. 1324 – End of World War II in Europe * 1, S.H. 1346 – Coup d'état in the Kingdom of Greece * 3, S.H. 1353 – Carnation Revolution (in the Portuguese Empire) * 10, S.H. 1354 – Fall of Saigon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Hijri Calendar
The Solar Hijri calendar is the official calendar of Iran. It is a solar calendar, based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Each year begins on the day of the March equinox and has years of 365 or 366 days. It is sometimes also called the Shamsi calendar, Khorshidi calendar or Persian calendar. It is abbreviated as SH, HS, AP, or, sometimes as AHSh, while the lunar Hijri calendar (commonly known in the West as the 'Islamic calendar') is usually abbreviated as AH. The epoch (very first day) of the Solar Hijri calendar was the day of the spring equinox, March 19, 622 CE. The calendar is a "Hijri calendar" because that was the year that Mohammed is believed to have left from Mecca to Medina, which event is referred to as the Hijrah. Since the calendar uses astronomical observations and calculations for determining the vernal equinox, it theoretically has no intrinsic error in matching the vernal equinox year. According to Iranian studies, it is older than the lunar Hijri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tir (month)
Tir (, ) is the fourth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, which is the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan. Tir has thirty-one days, spanning parts of June and July in the Gregorian calendar. In Afghan Persian it is called Saraṭān (Cancer). Tir is the first month of summer, and is followed by Amardad. Named after, Tishtrya, a Zoroastrian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility. Events * 14 - 1155 - The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence of the United States. * 24 - 1168 - Storming of the Bastille * 11 - 1246 - The British North America Act takes effect, marking the unification of the British Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into one Dominion of Canada. * 2 - 1273 - International Olympic Committee established * 1 - 1320 - World War II - Operation Barbarossa begins (Defense of Brest Fortress) * 3 - 1324 - Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 * 7 - 1360 - Hafte Tir bombing in Tehran * 4 - 1370 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Day Of Sweden
National Day of Sweden ( ) is the National Day of Sweden, observed annually as a public holiday on 6 June. Prior to 1983, the day was celebrated only as the Swedish Flag Day (). It was officially named the Swedish National Day by the parliament of Sweden in 1983, and became a public holiday in 2005. The day is celebrated in honor of the election of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden in 1523 and of the adoption of the constitutions of 1809 and 1974. History The tradition of celebrating this date began in 1916 at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, in honor of the election of King Gustav Vasa on 6 June 1523 (according to the Julian calendar). Some question the validity of this as a national holiday, as the event occurred so long ago that it does not have a strong a presence in the social consciousness. In 2005, it became an official Swedish public holiday, replacing Whit Monday. This change led to fewer days off from work (more working-days) as 6 June will periodically fall on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Day (Denmark)
Constitution Day ( ) is observed in Denmark on 5 June. The day honours the Constitution of Denmark, as both the first constitution of 1849 and the current constitution of 1953 were signed on this date of their respective years.Constitution Day – Denmark.dk, the official website of Denmark. Retrieved 6 February 2012. Denmark is one of only a handful countries in the world not to have an official national day, but Constitution Day is sometimes considered the equivalent of such a day, and a day for celebrating Danish democracy. Though it has never been an official [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festa Della Repubblica
''Festa della Repubblica'' (; English: ''Republic Day'') is the Italian National Day and Republic Day, which is celebrated on 2 June each year, with the main celebration taking place in Rome. The ''Festa della Repubblica'' is one of the national symbols of Italy. The day commemorates the 1946 Italian institutional referendum held by universal suffrage, in which the Italians, Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government following the Second World War and Fall of Fascism, the fall of Italian Fascism, Fascism. The ceremony of the event, organized in Rome, includes the deposition of a laurel wreath as a tribute to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Italy), Italian Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria by the President of the Italian Republic and a military parade along Via dei Fori Imperiali in Rome. Background Republican ideas and the unification of Italy In the history of Italy there are several so-called "republican" governments that have fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Official Birthday
The King's Official Birthday or Queen's Official Birthday is the selected day in most Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of Monarchy of the United Kingdom, the monarch is officially celebrated in those countries. It does not necessarily correspond to the date of the monarch's actual birth. The sovereign's birthday was first officially marked in the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1748, for George II of Great Britain, King George II. Since then, the date of the king or queen's birthday has been determined throughout the British Empire and, later, the Commonwealth of Nations, either by royal proclamations issued by the sovereign or viceroy, or by statute laws passed by the local parliament. The date of the celebration today varies as adopted by each country and is generally set around the end of May or start of June, to coincide with a higher probability of fine weather in the Northern Hemisphere for outdoor ceremonies. In most cases, it is an official public holiday, sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement. Presidency of Ronald Reagan, His presidency is known as the Reagan era. Born in Illinois, Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and was hired the next year as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California where he became a well-known film actor. During his acting career, Reagan was president of the Screen Actors Guild twice from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 to 1960. In the 1950s, he hosted ''General Electric Theater'' and worked as a motivational speaker for General Electric. During the 1964 United States presidential election, 1964 presidential election, Reagan's "A Time for Choosing" speech launched his rise as a leading conservative figure. After b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Day
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is observed on the last Monday of May. It is the unofficial beginning of summer in the United States. Memorial Day is a time for visiting cemeteries and memorials to mourn the military personnel who died in the line of duty. Volunteers will place American flags on the graves of those military personnel in national cemeteries. The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. Then known as ''Decoration Day'' and observed on May 30, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the American Civil War. This national observance followed many local observances which were inaugurated between the end of the Civil War and Logan's declaration. Many cities and people ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Day
Victoria Day () is a federal Canadian public holiday observed on the last Monday preceding May 25 to honour Queen Victoria, who is known as the "Mother of Confederation". The holiday has existed in Canada since at least 1845, originally on Victoria's natural birthday, May 24. It falls on the Monday between the 18th and the 24th (inclusive) and, so, is always the penultimate Monday of May ( in and in ). Victoria Day is a federal statutory holiday, as well as a holiday in six of Canada's ten provinces and all three of its territories. The holiday has always been a distinctly Canadian observance and continues to be celebrated across the country. It is informally considered the start of the summer season in Canada. The same date is also, since 1952, recognized as the currently reigning Canadian monarch's official birthday (though, previously, that event had been marked in Canada typically on each monarch's actual birthday). In Quebec, before 2003, the Monday preceding May 25 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian
Abdolaziz Farmanfarmaian (; 1920 – June 21, 2013) was an Iranian architect, offspring of Iranian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of the Qajar dynasty of Iran. In 1976, the company known as AFFA (Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and Associates) was created for the design of the Azadi Stadium, Aryamehr Stadium which after the Iranian Revolution, Iranian Revolution in 1979 was renamed to Azadi Stadium. Biography Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian was born is Shiraz in 1920 as the tenth son to Prince Abdol-Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma, at the time Governor General of the province of Shiraz. In 1928, at the age of 8 he was sent to school in France, where he remained for his primary, and secondary school at Lycée Michelet (Vanves), Lycée Michelet in Paris until 1938. A brief trip to Iran during the short summer of 1935 was his first contact as an adolescent with his family. His Baccalaureate degree was received in 1938. Abdol Aziz Farman-Farmaian and three other brothers were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
