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13 Esfand 1426
Tuesday 13 Esfand 1426 in the Persian calendar is Tuesday, 3 March 2048, and 17 Jumada al-Awwal 1470 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
- Persian13 Esfand 1426
- Gregorian3 March 2048
- Islamic17 Jumada al-Awwal 1470
- Imperial13 Esfand 2606
- Day of the year349 of 365
- Left in the year16 days
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Occasions on 13 Esfand 1426
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On this day: March 3
Events
- 724 (1302 years ago) Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
- 1859 (167 years ago) The two-day Great Slave Auction, one of the largest such auctions in United States history, concludes.
- 1878 (148 years ago) The Russo-Turkish War ends with Bulgaria regaining its independence from the Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- 1918 (108 years ago) Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
- 1924 (102 years ago) The Ottoman Caliphate is abolished, when the Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman dynasty is deposed. The last remnant of the old monarchy gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.
- 1938 (88 years ago) Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
- 1985 (41 years ago) A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.
- 1986 (40 years ago) The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
Births
- 1756 (270 years ago) William Godwin, English journalist and author (died 1836)
- 1845 (181 years ago) Georg Cantor, Russian-German mathematician and philosopher (died 1918)
- 1847 (179 years ago) Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-American engineer and academic, invented the telephone (died 1922)
- 1895 (131 years ago) Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
- 1953 (73 years ago) Zico, Brazilian footballer and coach
- 1982 (44 years ago) Jessica Biel, American actress, singer, and producer
- 1987 (39 years ago) Shraddha Kapoor, Indian actress, singer, and designer
- 1997 (29 years ago) Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress
Deaths
- 1703 (323 years ago) Robert Hooke, English architect and philosopher (born 1635)
- 1982 (44 years ago) Georges Perec, French author and screenwriter (born 1936)
- 1983 (43 years ago) Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1907)
- 1987 (39 years ago) Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1911)
- 1996 (30 years ago) Marguerite Duras, French author and director (born 1914)
- 1999 (27 years ago) Gerhard Herzberg, German-Canadian chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)
- 2018 (8 years ago) David Ogden Stiers, American actor, voice actor and musician (born 1942)
- 2023 (3 years ago) Kenzaburō Ōe, Japanese novelist, 1994 Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (born 1935)