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8 Azar 1421
Saturday 8 Azar 1421 in the Persian calendar is Saturday, 29 November 2042, and 15 Dhu al-Hijjah 1464 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
- Persian8 Azar 1421
- Gregorian29 November 2042
- Islamic15 Dhu al-Hijjah 1464
- Imperial8 Azar 2601
- Day of the year254 of 365
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Occasions on 8 Azar 1421
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On this day: November 29
Events
- 1732 (294 years ago) The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
- 1877 (149 years ago) Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
- 1920 (106 years ago) The Armenian Revolutionary Committee declares Armenia to be a Soviet Socialist Republic, starting 71 years of Soviet rule in Armenia
- 1943 (83 years ago) The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- 1944 (82 years ago) Albania is liberated by the Partisans.
- 1963 (63 years ago) "I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.
- 1963 (63 years ago) U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
- 1982 (44 years ago) Michael Jackson releases Thriller, the best-selling music album of all time.
Births
- 1803 (223 years ago) Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist (died 1853)
- 1832 (194 years ago) Louisa May Alcott, American novelist and poet (died 1888)
- 1835 (191 years ago) Empress Dowager Cixi of China,
- 1898 (128 years ago) C. S. Lewis, British novelist, poet, and critic (died 1963)
- 1932 (94 years ago) Jacques Chirac, French soldier and politician, 22nd President of France (died 2019)
- 1949 (77 years ago) Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)
- 1973 (53 years ago) Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer and manager
- 1976 (50 years ago) Chadwick Boseman, American actor and playwright (died 2020)
Deaths
- 1314 (712 years ago) Philip IV, king of France (born 1268)
- 1378 (648 years ago) Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1316)
- 1643 (383 years ago) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian priest and composer (born 1567)
- 1780 (246 years ago) Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1717)
- 1924 (102 years ago) Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (born 1858)
- 1986 (40 years ago) Cary Grant, English-American actor (born 1904)
- 2001 (25 years ago) George Harrison, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and music producer (born 1943)
- 2023 (3 years ago) Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state (born 1923)