24 Aban · Apo 1418

Events on this day

• Bandi Chhor Divas

  Sikh · Cultural

  The 'day of release', for Guru Hargobind's release from the Mughal fort of Gwalior, on the new moon of Kattak: Diwali's night, sometimes a day later.

• Bloody Aban

  Iranian · Historical

  Protests over a fuel-price rise were crushed with live fire and an internet shutdown; hundreds were killed (from 24 Aban 1398; 15 November 2019).

Other events

• Diwali
• Kali Puja
• Medicine Buddha's Birthday · Yaoshi Fo
• Narak Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) · Narak Chaturdashi, Choti Diwali
• Nativity Fast (new calendar) · Day 1

Facts

• Day 240 of 1418
• 125 days left
• Zodiac sign: Scorpio · Aqrab