Tir (month)

Tir (Persian: تیر, Persian pronunciation: [tiːɾ][1]) is the fourth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, which is the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Tir has thirty-one days,[1] spanning parts of June and July in the Gregorian calendar. In Afghan Persian it is called Saraṭān (Cancer).

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Tir is the first month of summer, and is followed by Amardad.[1]

Events

  • 14 - 1155 - The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
  • 11 - 1246 - The British North America Act takes effect, marking the unification of the British Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into one Dominion of Canada.
  • 1 - 1320 - World War II - Operation Barbarossa
  • 4 - 1370 - Independence of Slovenia and Croatia from Yugoslav Federation; beginning the Yugoslav War.

Deaths

Observances

References

  1. "Months and Seasons - Persian Vocabulary". 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.


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