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5 Farvardin 1439
Wednesday 5 Farvardin 1439 in the Persian calendar is Wednesday, 24 March 2060, and 21 Shawwal 1482 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
- Persian5 Farvardin 1439
- Gregorian24 March 2060
- Islamic21 Shawwal 1482
- Imperial5 Farvardin 2619
- Day of the year5 of 365
- Left in the year360 days
- ZodiacAries
- YearWhale
Occasions on 5 Farvardin 1439
On this day: March 24
Events
- 1199 (827 years ago) King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.
- 1934 (92 years ago) The Tydings–McDuffie Act is passed by the United States Congress, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth.
- 1944 (82 years ago) German troops massacre 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
- 1949 (77 years ago) Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity.
- 1976 (50 years ago) In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
- 1990 (36 years ago) Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka.
- 2008 (18 years ago) Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
- 2018 (8 years ago) Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Births
- 1834 (192 years ago) William Morris, English textile designer, poet, and author (died 1896)
- 1874 (152 years ago) Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and actor (died 1926)
- 1884 (142 years ago) Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)
- 1926 (100 years ago) Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
- 1930 (96 years ago) Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (died 1980)
- 1954 (72 years ago) Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian singer (died 1992)
- 1956 (70 years ago) Steve Ballmer, American businessman
- 1973 (53 years ago) Jim Parsons, American actor
Deaths
- 809 (1217 years ago) Harun al-Rashid, Arab caliph (born 763)
- 1603 (423 years ago) Elizabeth I of England,
- 1882 (144 years ago) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (born 1807)
- 1905 (121 years ago) Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1828)
- 1946 (80 years ago) Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (born 1892)
- 1976 (50 years ago) Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (born 1887)
- 2016 (10 years ago) Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (born 1947)
- 2016 (10 years ago) Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1949)