Month Tir
Tir (Persian: تیر, Persian pronunciation: ) is the fourth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, which is the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.
Tir has thirty-one days, spanning parts of June and July in the Gregorian calendar[citation needed]. In Afghan Persian it is called Saraṭān (Cancer).
| Tir | |
|---|---|
| Native name | تیر (Persian) |
| Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
| Month number | 4 |
| Number of days | 31 |
| Season | Summer |
| Gregorian equivalent | June-July |
Tir is the first month of summer, and is followed by Amardad. Named after, Tishtrya, a Zoroastrian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility.
Events
- 14 - 1155 - The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
- 24 - 1168 - Storming of the Bastille
- 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.
- 2 - 1273 - International Olympic Committee established
- 1 - 1320 - World War II - Operation Barbarossa begins (Defense of Brest Fortress)
- 3 - 1324 - Moscow Victory Parade of 1945
- 7 - 1360 - Hafte Tir bombing in Tehran
- 4 - 1370 - Independence of Slovenia and Croatia from Yugoslav Federation; triggering the start of the Yugoslav War.
- 8 - 1374 - Sampoong Department Store collapse in South Korea
- 25 - 1395 - Attempted coup d'etat in Turkey
Deaths
- 4 - 1392 - Taghi Rouhani, Iranian radio news anchor.
- 7 - 1360 - Mohammad Beheshti, one of the architects of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 22 - 1391 - Hamid Samandarian, Iranian film and theater director and translator.
- 26 - 1390 - Rouhollah Dadashi, Iranian Powerlifter, Bodybuilder and Strongman.
- 29 - 1391 - Mohammad Hassan Ganji, an Iranian meteorologist and academic[citation needed].
Observances
- Olympic Day - 2 or 3 Tir
- Canada Day - 10 or 11 Tir
- Tirgan - 13 Tir
- Independence Day (United States) - 14 or 15 Tir
- Independence Day (Venezuela) - 15 or 16 Tir
- Mongolian State Flag Day - 18 or 19 Tir
- Naadam - 19/20 to 22/23 Tir
- Bastille Day - 24 or 25 Tir
References
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