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3 Bahman 1415
Thursday 3 Bahman 1415 in the Persian calendar is Thursday, 22 January 2037, and 5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1458 in the Islamic calendar.
This day's Islamic date is not yet officially announced and is an astronomical estimate; it and the day's religious occasions may move by a day.
This day in four calendars
- Persian3 Bahman 1415
- Gregorian22 January 2037
- Islamic5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1458
- Imperial3 Bahman 2595
- Day of the year309 of 365
- Left in the year56 days
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Occasions on 3 Bahman 1415
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On this day: January 22
Events
- 1506 (520 years ago) The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
- 1863 (163 years ago) The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
- 1946 (80 years ago) In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
- 1957 (69 years ago) Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
- 1973 (53 years ago) A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
- 1987 (39 years ago) Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
- 1995 (31 years ago) Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers.
- 2009 (17 years ago) U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented.
Births
- 1561 (465 years ago) Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1626)
- 1729 (297 years ago) Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (died 1781)
- 1788 (238 years ago) Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (died 1824)
- 1849 (177 years ago) August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912)
- 1891 (135 years ago) Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (died 1937)
- 1898 (128 years ago) Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (died 1948)
- 1908 (118 years ago) Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)
- 1909 (117 years ago) U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (died 1974)
Deaths
- 1666 (360 years ago) Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (born 1592)
- 1901 (125 years ago) Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom,
- 1922 (104 years ago) Pope Benedict XV,
- 1922 (104 years ago) Fredrik Bajer, Danish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1837)
- 1973 (53 years ago) Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (born 1908)
- 1993 (33 years ago) Kōbō Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (born 1924)
- 2008 (18 years ago) Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (born 1979)
- 2018 (8 years ago) Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929)