9 Mehr · Mithra 1417

Events on this day

• Battle of Gaugamela · Nabard-e Gaugamela

  Iranian · Historical

  Alexander defeated Darius III, ending the Achaemenid Empire (1 October 331 BCE, dated by a Babylonian astronomical diary).

• Rosh Hashanah · Day 2

  Jewish · Cultural

  The Jewish New Year, 1–2 Tishri. Begins at sunset the evening before.

Other events

• Khosrow Khan Qashqai executed · Khosrow Khan-e Qashqa'i
• Ten Days of Repentance · Aseret Yemei Teshuvah · Day 2

Facts

• Day 195 of 1417
• 170 days left
• Zodiac sign: Libra · Mizan