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20 Mordad 1417

Wednesday 20 Mordad 1417 in the Persian calendar is Wednesday, 11 August 2038, and 9 Rajab 1460 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

No occasion is recorded for this day. Next occasion: Small Industries Support Day, Thursday 21 Mordad (tomorrow).

1675 (351 years ago) Franco-Dutch War: Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat the French in the Battle of Konzer Brücke.
1812 (214 years ago) Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
1813 (213 years ago) In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
1920 (106 years ago) The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
1961 (65 years ago) The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
1979 (47 years ago) Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
1988 (38 years ago) A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.
2003 (23 years ago) NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.

1858 (168 years ago) Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
1897 (129 years ago) Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator (died 1968)
1926 (100 years ago) Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
1943 (83 years ago) Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (died 2023)
1950 (76 years ago) Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.
1953 (73 years ago) Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (died 2025)
1965 (61 years ago) Viola Davis, American actress
1983 (43 years ago) Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor

1253 (773 years ago) Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (born 1194)
1464 (562 years ago) Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (born 1401)
1890 (136 years ago) John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (born 1801)
1919 (107 years ago) Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (born 1835)
1937 (89 years ago) Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
1956 (70 years ago) Jackson Pollock, American painter (born 1912)
2014 (12 years ago) Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (born 1951)
2018 (8 years ago) V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)