17 Azar · Atar 1411

Events on this day

• Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur · Shaheedi Purab Guru Tegh Bahadur

  Sikh · Historical

  The beheading of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, in Delhi in 1675 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, after he refused to convert to Islam.

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 263 of 1411
• 102 days left
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius · Qows