Omar Khayyam, besides being a poet, was a mathematician who developed a calendar more accurate than the Gregorian calendar we use today.
This day
20 Ordibehesht 2577
20 Ordibehesht 2577 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 20 Ordibehesht 1397 Shamsi and 2018-05-10 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
20 Ordibehesht 2577 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 20 Ordibehesht 1397 Shamsi and 10 May 2018 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 20 Ordibehesht 2577
- Shamsi
- 20 Ordibehesht 1397
- Gregorian
- 10 May 2018
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
می خور که فلک بهر هلاک من و تو قصدی دارد به جان پاک من و تو
“Drink wine, for the heavens intend To destroy the pure souls of you and me”
— Khayyam
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