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8 Ordibehesht 2578

8 Ordibehesht 2578 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1398 Shamsi and 2019-04-28 Gregorian. Prince Alireza Pahlavi Birthday is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

8 Ordibehesht 2578 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Sunday — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1398 Shamsi and 28 April 2019 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
8 Ordibehesht 2578
Shamsi
8 Ordibehesht 1398
Gregorian
28 April 2019

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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