8 Khordad · Haurvatat 1396

Events on this day

• 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.

• Memorial Day

  National · National holiday

  The US day for those who died serving in the armed forces, on the last Monday of May.

• Spring bank holiday

  National · National holiday

  A UK bank holiday on the last Monday of May.

Other events

• Counting of the Omer · Sefirat HaOmer · Day 48

Facts

• Day 70 of 1396
• 295 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza