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15 Tir 1402
Thursday 15 Tir 1402 in the Persian calendar is Thursday, 6 July 2023, and 17 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444 in the Islamic calendar.
This day in four calendars
- Persian15 Tir 1402
- Gregorian6 July 2023
- Islamic17 Dhu al-Hijjah 1444
- Imperial15 Tir 2582
- Day of the year108 of 365
- Left in the year257 days
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Occasions on 15 Tir 1402
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On this day: July 6
Events
- 1253 (773 years ago) Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.
- 1614 (412 years ago) Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
- 1777 (249 years ago) American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
- 1854 (172 years ago) The Republican Party of the United States held its first convention in Jackson, Michigan.
- 1941 (85 years ago) World War II: The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
- 1964 (62 years ago) Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1967 (59 years ago) Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
- 1975 (51 years ago) The Comoros declares independence from France.
Births
- 1796 (230 years ago) Nicholas I of Russia,
- 1907 (119 years ago) Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (died 1954)
- 1921 (105 years ago) Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
- 1935 (91 years ago) Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
- 1940 (86 years ago) Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
- 1946 (80 years ago) George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
- 1946 (80 years ago) Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1975 (51 years ago) 50 Cent, American rapper and actor
Deaths
- 1415 (611 years ago) Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (born 1369)
- 1535 (491 years ago) Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and martyr (born 1478)
- 1553 (473 years ago) Edward VI, king of England and Ireland (born 1537)
- 1854 (172 years ago) Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (born 1789)
- 1893 (133 years ago) Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (born 1850)
- 1962 (64 years ago) William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
- 1971 (55 years ago) Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player (born 1901)
- 2020 (6 years ago) Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)