Iran Hostage Crisis Memorial
Remembering the day the US Embassy in Tehran was seized, marking the beginning of the hostage crisis and the exile of millions of Iranians.
This day
8 Aban 2586
8 Aban 2586 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Aban 1406 Shamsi and 2027-10-30 Gregorian. Iran Hostage Crisis Memorial is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
8 Aban 2586 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Saturday — equivalent to 8 Aban 1406 Shamsi and 30 October 2027 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 8 Aban 2586
- Shamsi
- 8 Aban 1406
- Gregorian
- 30 October 2027
Today's occasion
Cultural insight
Today is 8 Aban in the Shahanshahi calendar — one day in thousands of years of unbroken Persian culture.
Verse of the day
حافظ از باد خزان در چمن دهر مرنج فکر معقول بکن فصل بهاران آید
“Hafez, do not grieve from autumn's wind in life's garden Think reasonably, spring will come”
— Hafez
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