16 Azar · Atar 1403

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.

• Student Day · Ruz-e Daneshju

  Iranian · Historical

  Remembers three University of Tehran students killed during a protest (16 Azar 1332; 7 December 1953).

Other events

• Fast of the Annunciation (Assyrian Advent fast) · Day 6
• Feast of Sheikh Shems · Îda Şêşims
• Nativity Fast · Day 9
• Nativity Fast (new calendar) · Day 22
• St Nicholas Day · Ruz-e Sant Nikolas

Facts

• Day 262 of 1403
• 104 days left
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius · Qows