Farvardin
Farvardin (Persian: فروردین, Persian pronunciation: [fæɾvæɾˈdiːn][1]) is the Iranian Persian name for the first month of the Solar Hijri calendar,[1] the official calendar of Iran, and corresponds with Aries on the Zodiac. Farvardin has thirty-one days.[1] It is the first month of the spring season (Bahar), and is followed by Ordibehesht. The Afghan Pashto name for it is Wray.
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In three out of every four years, Farvardin begins on March 21 and ends on April 20 of the Gregorian calendar. In the remaining years, it begins on March 19 or 22, and ends on April 18 or 21.
Its associated astrological sign in the tropical zodiac is Aries.
Events
- 3 - 1319 - The Lahore Resolution was enacted by prominent Indian Muslim leaders demanding independence of Muslim majority areas of western British India (later to become Pakistan).
- 17 - 1275 - The first Summer Olympic Games of the modern era begins in Athens, Greece.
- 24 - 1291 - The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of Farvardin 25th).
- 25 - 1326 - Jackie Robinson becomes the first ever African American player in Major League Baseball, breaking a long time color barrier in the history of professional baseball in North America.
- 26 - 1392 - Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others
Observances
- Nowruz
- Opening Day - Thursday or Friday of the first or second week of Farvardin (movable, date set by Major League Baseball, falls on the Nowruz period)
- Pakistan Day - 3 Farvardin
- Feast of the Annunciation and Greek Independence Day - 5-6 Farvardin
- Islamic Republic Day - 12 Farvardin
- Sizdah Be-dar - 13 Farvardin
- International Day of Sport for Development and Peace - 17 or 18 Farvardin
- Jackie Robinson Day and One Boston Day- 26 or 27 Farvardin
Deaths
- 23 - 1324 - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States
- 8 - 1348 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
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