28 Amordad · Ameretat 1403
Events on this day
- Assumption of the Holy Mother of God (Blessing of the Grapes) · Verapokhum Surb Astvatsatsni
Armenian · Cultural
The fourth of the Armenian Church's five great feasts, on the Sunday nearest 15 August, with the blessing of the first grapes.
- Coup of 1953 · Kudeta-ye Bist-o-Hasht-e Mordad
Iranian · Historical
A coup backed by the CIA and Britain overthrew Prime Minister Mosaddegh (28 Mordad 1332; 19 August 1953).
- Khomeini's jihad decree against Kurdistan
Kurdish · Historical
On 17–19 August 1979 (28 Mordad 1358) Khomeini sent the army, gendarmerie and Revolutionary Guards against Kurdistan; summary executions followed, and some 10,000 Kurds were killed in the campaign.
- Ullambana (Ghost Festival) · Yulanpen
Buddhist · Cultural
Offerings for the dead on the 15th of the 7th Chinese lunar month, from the story of the Buddha's disciple Maudgalyayana (Mulian), who saved his mother from among the hungry ghosts.
Other events
Facts
- Day 152 of 1403
- 214 days left
- Zodiac sign: Leo · Asad