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7 Aban 1440
Friday 7 Aban 1440 in the Persian calendar is Friday, 28 October 2061, and 14 Jumada al-Thani 1484 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.
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This day in four calendars
- Persian7 Aban 1440
- Gregorian28 October 2061
- Islamic14 Jumada al-Thani 1484
- Imperial7 Aban 2620
- Day of the year223 of 365
- Left in the year142 days
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Occasions on 7 Aban 1440
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On this day: October 28
Events
- 1420 (606 years ago) Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.
- 1492 (534 years ago) Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.
- 1776 (250 years ago) American Revolutionary War: British troops under General William Howe attack General George Washington's Continental Army and capture Chatterton Hill in the Battle of White Plains during the New York and New Jersey campaign.
- 1918 (108 years ago) World War I: A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish–Ukrainian War.
- 1940 (86 years ago) World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. Italy invades Greece through Albania a few hours later.
- 1965 (61 years ago) Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths.
- 2009 (17 years ago) US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
- 2018 (8 years ago) Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.
Births
- 1466 (560 years ago) Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (died 1536)
- 1903 (123 years ago) Evelyn Waugh, English journalist, author, and critic (died 1966)
- 1914 (112 years ago) Jonas Salk, American biologist and physician (died 1995)
- 1933 (93 years ago) Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (died 1983)
- 1955 (71 years ago) Bill Gates, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Microsoft
- 1956 (70 years ago) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian engineer and politician, 6th President of Iran
- 1967 (59 years ago) Julia Roberts, American actress and producer
- 1974 (52 years ago) Joaquin Phoenix, American actor and producer
Deaths
- 312 (1714 years ago) Maxentius, Roman emperor (born 278)
- 1627 (399 years ago) Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (born 1569)
- 1704 (322 years ago) John Locke, English physician and philosopher (born 1632)
- 1740 (286 years ago) Anna of Russia,
- 1818 (208 years ago) Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States (born 1744)
- 1900 (126 years ago) Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (born 1823)
- 2022 (4 years ago) Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1935)
- 2023 (3 years ago) Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor (born 1969)