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8 Ordibehesht 2574

8 Ordibehesht 2574 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1394 Shamsi and 2015-04-28 Gregorian. Prince Alireza Pahlavi Birthday is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

8 Ordibehesht 2574 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Tuesday — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1394 Shamsi and 28 April 2015 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
8 Ordibehesht 2574
Shamsi
8 Ordibehesht 1394
Gregorian
28 April 2015

Today's occasion

Prince Alireza Pahlavi Birthday

Prince Alireza Pahlavi was born on April 28, 1966 in Tehran. He was the second son of Mohammad Reza Shah and Shahbanou Farah. Alireza was a Harvard and Columbia graduate who deeply loved Iranian history and culture.

Cultural insight

The first hospitals (Bimaristans) were established in the Islamic world with significant Persian influence. They treated all patients regardless of ability to pay.

Verse of the day

همه روزگار چنین بگذرد گهی شادمانی گهی رنج و درد

“All time passes thus Sometimes joy, sometimes pain and suffering”

— Ferdowsi

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