8 Ordibehesht 2585 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1405 Shamsi and 2026-04-28 Gregorian. Prince Alireza Pahlavi Birthday is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
8 Ordibehesht 2585 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Tuesday — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1405 Shamsi and 2026-04-28 Gregorian.
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.
The first hospitals (Bimaristans) were established in the Islamic world with significant Persian influence. They treated all patients regardless of ability to pay.
همه روزگار چنین بگذرد گهی شادمانی گهی رنج و درد
“All time passes thus Sometimes joy, sometimes pain and suffering”
— Ferdowsi