1 Khordad · Haurvatat 1394

Events on this day

• Azerbaijani protests of May 2006

  Azerbaijani · Historical

  On 22 May 2006 thousands of Azerbaijanis protested in Tabriz against a cartoon in the state newspaper Iran; across Azerbaijan, security forces shot dead at least 20 protesters.

• Martyrdom of Guru Arjan · Shaheedi Purab Guru Arjan Dev

  Sikh · Historical

  The execution of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, in Lahore in 1606 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; Sikhs hand out sweetened water to passers-by.

Other events

• Counting of the Omer · Sefirat HaOmer · Day 48
• Mulla Sadra Day · Ruz-e Molla Sadra
• Translation of St Nicholas's relics (Summer St Nicholas)

Facts

• Day 63 of 1394
• 302 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza