1 Khordad · Haurvatat 1405

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.

• Shavuot · Day 1

  Jewish · Cultural

  The Feast of Weeks, the giving of the Torah. Begins at sunset the evening before.

Other events

• Mulla Sadra Day · Ruz-e Molla Sadra
• Translation of St Nicholas's relics (Summer St Nicholas)
• Zarthost No-Diso (Parsi, Shahenshahi) · Zartosht No-Diso

Facts

• Day 63 of 1405
• 302 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza