9 Esfand · Spenta Armaiti 1417

Events on this day

• Clean Monday · Kathara Deftera

  Christian · Cultural

  The first day of Great Lent, 48 days before Orthodox Easter; a public holiday in Greece and Cyprus, with kites and lagana bread.

• Khamenei killed · Koshte shodan-e Khamenei

  Iranian · Historical

  Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the Islamic Republic since 1989, was killed in an Israeli air strike on his compound in Tehran, part of a joint operation with the United States, on the first day of the 2026 Iran war (9 Esfand 1404; 28 February 2026). Iranians celebrated in the streets of many cities.

Other events

• Ayyám-i-Há · Day 4
• Great Lent · Day 1
• Monlam Chenmo (Great Prayer Festival) · Monlam Chenmo · Day 2
• Remembrance of the Sumgait pogrom · Sumgait

Facts

• Day 345 of 1417
• 20 days left
• Zodiac sign: Pisces · Hut