28 Amordad · Ameretat 1420
Events on this day
- Assumption of the Holy Mother of God (Blessing of the Grapes) · Verapokhum Surb Astvatsatsni
Armenian · Cultural
The fourth of the Armenian Church's five great feasts, on the Sunday nearest 15 August, with the blessing of the first grapes.
- Coup of 1953 · Kudeta-ye Bist-o-Hasht-e Mordad
Iranian · Historical
A coup backed by the CIA and Britain overthrew Prime Minister Mosaddegh (28 Mordad 1332; 19 August 1953).
- Khomeini's jihad decree against Kurdistan
Kurdish · Historical
On 17–19 August 1979 (28 Mordad 1358) Khomeini sent the army, gendarmerie and Revolutionary Guards against Kurdistan; summary executions followed, and some 10,000 Kurds were killed in the campaign.
Other events
Facts
- Day 152 of 1420
- 214 days left
- Zodiac sign: Leo · Asad