1 Khordad · Haurvatat 1402

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.

• Victoria Day

  National · National holiday

  Canada's holiday for Queen Victoria's birthday and the reigning monarch, on the last Monday before 25 May.

Other events

• Counting of the Omer · Sefirat HaOmer · Day 46
• Manjushri's Birthday · Wenshu
• Mulla Sadra Day · Ruz-e Molla Sadra
• Translation of St Nicholas's relics (Summer St Nicholas)

Facts

• Day 63 of 1402
• 302 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza