18 Dey · Dadvah 1409
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.
- Flight PS752 · Parvaz-e 752
Iranian · Historical
The Revolutionary Guards shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 after take-off from Tehran, killing all 176 aboard, most of them Iranian (18 Dey 1398; 8 January 2020).
- Feast of Qoltas · Qoltas, Qawltas
Yarsan · Cultural
The Yarsan's winter feast after three days of fasting, on the date Iraq's Kaka'i keep it, the full moon in the heart of the winter chelleh; it can differ by a day from Iraq's official calendar, and the Yarsan of Sahneh keep it a few days later.
Facts
- Day 294 of 1409
- 71 days left
- Zodiac sign: Capricorn · Jadi