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26 Ordibehesht 1457
Sunday 26 Ordibehesht 1457 in the Persian calendar is Sunday, 15 May 2078, and 3 Rajab 1501 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
- Persian26 Ordibehesht 1457
- Gregorian15 May 2078
- Islamic3 Rajab 1501
- Imperial26 Ordibehesht 2637
- Day of the year57 of 366
- Left in the year309 days
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Occasions on 26 Ordibehesht 1457
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On this day: May 15
Events
- 1850 (176 years ago) The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
- 1934 (92 years ago) A self coup by prime minister Kārlis Ulmanis succeeds in Latvia, suspending its constitution and dissolving its Saeima.
- 1940 (86 years ago) World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
- 1943 (83 years ago) Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International).
- 1948 (78 years ago) Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine, the Kingdom of Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel, thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
- 1974 (52 years ago) Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
- 1988 (38 years ago) Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
- 2013 (13 years ago) An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
Births
- 1773 (253 years ago) Klemens von Metternich, German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (died 1859)
- 1845 (181 years ago) Élie Metchnikoff, Russian zoologist (died 1916)
- 1859 (167 years ago) Pierre Curie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1906)
- 1891 (135 years ago) Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (died 1940)
- 1915 (111 years ago) Paul Samuelson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
- 1937 (89 years ago) Madeleine Albright, Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (died 2022)
- 1982 (44 years ago) Layal Abboud, Lebanese singer
- 1987 (39 years ago) Andy Murray, Scottish tennis player
Deaths
- 392 (1634 years ago) Valentinian II, Roman emperor (born 371)
- 884 (1142 years ago) Marinus I, pope of the Catholic Church (born 830)
- 1157 (869 years ago) Yuri Dolgorukiy, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1099)
- 1886 (140 years ago) Emily Dickinson, American poet and author (born 1830)
- 1924 (102 years ago) Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
- 1935 (91 years ago) Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (born 1878)
- 1967 (59 years ago) Edward Hopper, American painter (born 1882)
- 2012 (14 years ago) Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (born 1928)