Iran Hostage Crisis Memorial
Remembering the day the US Embassy in Tehran was seized, marking the beginning of the hostage crisis and the exile of millions of Iranians.
This day
8 Aban 2573
8 Aban 2573 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Aban 1393 Shamsi and 2014-10-30 Gregorian. Iran Hostage Crisis Memorial is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
8 Aban 2573 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 8 Aban 1393 Shamsi and 30 October 2014 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 8 Aban 2573
- Shamsi
- 8 Aban 1393
- Gregorian
- 30 October 2014
Today's occasion
Cultural insight
Today is 8 Aban in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
Verse of the day
حافظ از باد خزان در چمن دهر مرنج فکر معقول بکن فصل بهاران آید
“Hafez, do not grieve from autumn's wind in life's garden Think reasonably, spring will come”
— Hafez
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