1 Khordad · Haurvatat 1410

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.

• Ascension (Orthodox)

  Christian · Cultural

  Christ's ascension into heaven, forty days after Orthodox Easter; one of the Twelve Great Feasts.

Other events

• Ascension Day
• Counting of the Omer · Sefirat HaOmer · Day 44
• Mulla Sadra Day · Ruz-e Molla Sadra
• Translation of St Nicholas's relics (Summer St Nicholas)

Facts

• Day 63 of 1410
• 302 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza