9 Khordad · Haurvatat 1415

Events on this day

• Martyrdom of Guru Arjan · Shaheedi Purab Guru Arjan Dev

  Sikh · Historical

  The execution of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru, in Lahore in 1606 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; Sikhs hand out sweetened water to passers-by.

• Ascension (Orthodox)

  Christian · Cultural

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

Other events

• Counting of the Omer · Sefirat HaOmer · Day 47
• Black Wednesday of Khorramshahr · Chaharshanbe-ye Siah-e Khorramshahr

Facts

• Day 71 of 1415
• 294 days left
• Zodiac sign: Gemini · Jowza