16 Azar · Atar 1405

Events on this day

• Hanukkah · Day 3

  Jewish · Cultural

  The Festival of Lights, eight days from 25 Kislev. Begins at sunset the evening before.

• 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

• Spitak Earthquake Remembrance Day · Spitak
• Fast of the Annunciation (Assyrian Advent fast) · Day 7
• Nativity Fast · Day 10
• Nativity Fast (new calendar) · Day 23

Facts

• Day 262 of 1405
• 103 days left
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius · Qows