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15 Azar 1481
Wednesday 15 Azar 1481 in the Persian calendar is Wednesday, 6 December 2102, and 25 Shawwal 1526 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.
Public holiday
This day in four calendars
- Persian15 Azar 1481
- Gregorian6 December 2102
- Islamic25 Shawwal 1526
- Imperial15 Azar 2661
- Day of the year261 of 365
- Left in the year104 days
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Occasions on 15 Azar 1481
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)
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- fun
On this day: December 6
Events
- 1492 (534 years ago) After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.
- 1534 (492 years ago) The city of Quito in Ecuador is founded by Spanish settlers led by Sebastián de Belalcázar.
- 1790 (236 years ago) The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia.
- 1921 (105 years ago) The Anglo-Irish Treaty is signed in London by British and Irish representatives.
- 1941 (85 years ago) World War II: Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied secret agents for the war.
- 1991 (35 years ago) Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
- 1998 (28 years ago) in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
- 2017 (9 years ago) Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Births
- 1421 (605 years ago) Henry VI of England,
- 1778 (248 years ago) Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (died 1850)
- 1823 (203 years ago) Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (died 1900)
- 1898 (128 years ago) Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
- 1942 (84 years ago) Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1947 (79 years ago) Geoffrey Hinton, British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, and cognitive psychologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1979 (47 years ago) Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
- 1982 (44 years ago) Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
Deaths
- 343 (1683 years ago) Saint Nicholas, Greek bishop and saint (born 270)
- 1185 (841 years ago) Afonso I of Portugal,
- 1352 (674 years ago) Pope Clement VI,
- 1658 (368 years ago) Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (born 1601)
- 1889 (137 years ago) Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (born 1808)
- 1892 (134 years ago) Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded the Siemens Company (born 1816)
- 1956 (70 years ago) B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Justice (born 1891)
- 1961 (65 years ago) Frantz Fanon, Martinique-French psychiatrist and author (born 1925)