16 Azar · Atar 1392

Events on this day

• Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur · Shaheedi Purab Guru Tegh Bahadur

  Sikh · Historical

  The beheading of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, in Delhi in 1675 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, after he refused to convert to Islam.

• Student Day · Ruz-e Daneshju

  Iranian · Historical

  Remembers three University of Tehran students killed during a protest (16 Azar 1332; 7 December 1953).

Other events

• Spitak Earthquake Remembrance Day · Spitak
• Fast of the Annunciation (Assyrian Advent fast) · Day 7
• Nativity Fast · Day 10
• Nativity Fast (new calendar) · Day 23

Facts

• Day 262 of 1392
• 103 days left
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius · Qows