1 Khordad · Haurvatat 1414
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.
- Saga Dawa Düchen · Saga Dawa Duchen
Buddhist · Cultural
The full moon of Saga Dawa, the fourth Tibetan month, which commemorates the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.
- Vesak (Buddha Day) · Vesak
Buddhist · Cultural
The Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, on the full moon of Vaishakha as India and Sri Lanka keep it; Thailand and Singapore sometimes keep it a month later, and Sri Lanka sometimes a day earlier.
Other events
Facts
- Day 63 of 1414
- 302 days left
- Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza