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5 Amordad 2576

5 Amordad 2576 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 5 Amordad 1396 Shamsi and 2017-07-27 Gregorian. Mohammad Reza Shah Memorial is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

5 Amordad 2576 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 5 Amordad 1396 Shamsi and 27 July 2017 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
5 Amordad 2576
Shamsi
5 Amordad 1396
Gregorian
27 July 2017

Today's occasion

Mohammad Reza Shah Memorial

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi passed away on July 27, 1980 in Cairo, Egypt in exile. He was the last Shah of Iran, overthrown by the revolution. May his memory be honored.

Cultural insight

Today is 5 Amordad in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.

Verse of the day

تن آدمی شریف است به جان آدمیت نه همین لباس زیباست نشان آدمیت

“The human body is noble through the soul of humanity Not just fine clothes that mark humanity”

— Saadi

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