2 Azar · Atar 1396

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.

• Thanksgiving (US)

  National · National holiday

  The US day of giving thanks, centred on a family dinner, on the fourth Thursday of November.

Other events

• Giorgoba (St George's Day, Georgia) · Giorgoba
• Nativity Fast (new calendar) · Day 9

Facts

• Day 248 of 1396
• 117 days left
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius · Qows