18 Dey · Dadvah 1407

Events on this day

• Dey 1404 Uprising and Massacre · Khizesh va Koshtar-e Dey 1404

  Iranian · Historical

  On 8 and 9 January 2026 (18 and 19 Dey 1404) the Islamic Republic's forces crushed the nationwide uprising with live fire under an internet blackout, killing thousands of protesters and bystanders in two days; Iran Human Rights has verified 4,219 dead by name, and other estimates reach at least 43,000.

• Orthodox Christmas (Nativity of Christ) · Rozhdestvo Khristovo

  Christian · Cultural

  The Nativity of Christ on the old calendar (25 December Julian); a public holiday in Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Georgia.

Other events

• Baptism of the Lord · Eyd-e Ta'mid-e Masih
• Batizmi (Feast of Pir Ali) · Batizmî · Day 8
• Merelots: Remembrance of the Dead after the Nativity · Merelots

Facts

• Day 294 of 1407
• 71 days left
• Zodiac sign: Capricorn · Jadi