Dey (month)
Dey (Persian: دی, Persian pronunciation: [dei̯][1]) is the tenth month of the Iranian calendar, marking the start of winter.[1] It has thirty days,[1] beginning in December and ending in January of the Gregorian Calendar.
The associated astrological sign in the tropical zodiac is Capricorn.[1]
Events
- 9 - 1388 - Conservative counterdemonstrations during 2009–10 Iranian election protests. Commemorated by hardline figures.
Deaths
- 5 - 1351 - Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States
- 5 - 1385 - Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States
- 13 - 1391 - Ayatollah Mojtaba Tehrani, was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' taqlid.
- 15 - 1311 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States
- 15 - 1297 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Months and Seasons - Persian Vocabulary". 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
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