Ordibehesht
Ordibehesht or Ardibehesht is the second month of the Zoroastrian calendar, which is used officially in Iran and Afghanistan and of the Solar Hijri calendar. It has 31 days and spans the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar. The Dari name for the month is Saur or Sowr and the Afghan Pashto name for it is Ǧwayai.
Its associated astrological sign in the tropical zodiac is Taurus.
Ordibehesht is the second month of the spring season, and is followed by the month of Khordad.
Events
- 13, S.H. 1265 – Haymarket affair
- 4, S.H. 1294 – Landing at Anzac Cove
- 19. S.H. 1299 - Kiev Victory Parade (1920)
- 5, S.H. 1324 – National Liberation Committee declares war against the Nazi-backed Italian Social Republic
- 18, S.H. 1324 – End of World War II in Europe
- 1, S.H. 1346 – Coup d'état in the Kingdom of Greece
- 3, S.H. 1353 – Carnation Revolution
- 10, S.H. 1354 – Fall of Saigon
- 7, S.H. 1357 – Saur Revolution
- 6, S.H. 1365 – Chernobyl disaster
- 22, S.H. 1377 – Fall of Suharto
- 26, S.H. 1382 – 2003 Casablanca bombings
Holidays
- 1, 9 and 12 Ordibehesht – Ridván
- 4/5 Ordibehesht – Freedom Day (Portugal)
- 5/6 Ordibehesht – Anzac Day and Liberation Day (Italy)
- 10 Ordibehesht – Persian Gulf National Day
- 11 or 12 Ordibehesht – International Workers' Day and U.S. Loyalty Day
- 15 or 16 Ordibehesht - Star Wars Day
- 18 or 19 Ordibehesht – Victory in Europe Day
- 19 or 20 Ordibehesht– Victory Day (9 May), Europe Day
- Final Saturday – U.S. Armed Forces Day
Deaths
- Day 2, S.H. 1373 – Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States
- Day 17, S.H. 1391 – Iraj Ghaderi, Iranian film director and actor
- Day 24, S.H. 1392 – Mohammad Ezodin Hosseini Zanjani, Iranian Twelver Shia cleric
- Day 30, S.H. 1403 – Ebrahim Raisi, 8th president of the Islamic Republic of Iran