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19 Shahrivar 1459
Monday 19 Shahrivar 1459 in the Persian calendar is Monday, 9 September 2080, and 24 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1503 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
- Persian19 Shahrivar 1459
- Gregorian9 September 2080
- Islamic24 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1503
- Imperial19 Shahrivar 2639
- Day of the year174 of 365
- Left in the year191 days
- ZodiacVirgo
- YearRat
Occasions on 19 Shahrivar 1459
On this day: September 9
Events
- 1923 (103 years ago) Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founds the Republican People's Party.
- 1926 (100 years ago) Yleisradio (YLE), the Finnish national public broadcasting company, begins its broadcasts.
- 1954 (72 years ago) The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured.
- 1993 (33 years ago) Israeli–Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state.
- 2001 (25 years ago) Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.
- 2016 (10 years ago) The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".
- 2025 (a year ago) Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian military assets.
- 2025 (a year ago) Six people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.
Births
- 1585 (441 years ago) Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician (died 1642)
- 1828 (198 years ago) Leo Tolstoy, Russian author and playwright (died 1910)
- 1941 (85 years ago) Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist, created the C programming language (died 2011)
- 1949 (77 years ago) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia
- 1960 (66 years ago) Hugh Grant, English actor and producer
- 1966 (60 years ago) Adam Sandler, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
- 1967 (59 years ago) Akshay Kumar, Indian actor and producer
- 1985 (41 years ago) Luka Modrić, Croatian footballer
Deaths
- 1087 (939 years ago) William the Conqueror, English king (born c. 1028)
- 1569 (457 years ago) Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dutch painter (born 1525)
- 1898 (128 years ago) Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic (born 1842)
- 1901 (125 years ago) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator (born 1864)
- 1976 (50 years ago) Mao Zedong, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician, 1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1893)
- 1981 (45 years ago) Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (born 1901)
- 2001 (25 years ago) Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and politician, Afghan Minister of Defense (born 1953)
- 2003 (23 years ago) Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (born 1908)