18 Mehr · Mithra 1405

Events on this day

• Feast of the Assembly (Cejna Cemayê) · Cejna Cemayê · Day 5

  Yezidi · Cultural

  The Yezidis' yearly pilgrimage to Sheikh Adi's shrine at Lalish, from 23 to 30 September Julian (6 to 13 October).

• Feast of the Holy Translators (Targmanchats) · Targmanchats

  Armenian · Cultural

  Mesrop Mashtots, who created the Armenian alphabet, and the translators after him, on the second Saturday of October.

• Shirin Ebadi's Nobel Peace Prize · Shirin Ebadi

  Iranian · International

  Shirin Ebadi, lawyer and human-rights defender, became the first Iranian Nobel laureate (announced 10 October 2003).

Other events

• Mahalaya (Sarva Pitru Amavasya) · Mahalaya, Sarva Pitru Amavasya

Facts

• Day 204 of 1405
• 161 days left
• Zodiac sign: Libra · Mizan