28 Azar · Atar 1418

Events on this day

• Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur · Shaheedi Purab Guru Tegh Bahadur

  Sikh · Historical

  The beheading of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, in Delhi in 1675 on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, after he refused to convert to Islam.

• Hanukkah · Day 8

  Jewish · Cultural

  The Festival of Lights, eight days from 25 Kislev. Begins at sunset the evening before.

Other events

• Fast of the Annunciation (Assyrian Advent fast) · Day 19
• Nativity Fast · Day 22
• Nativity Fast (new calendar) · Day 35
• St Nicholas Day (Orthodox, Nikoljdan) · Nikoljdan

Facts

• Day 274 of 1418
• 91 days left
• Zodiac sign: Sagittarius · Qows