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 2587
8 Aban 2587 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Aban 1407 Shamsi and 2028-10-29 Gregorian. Iran Hostage Crisis Memorial is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
8 Aban 2587 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Sunday — equivalent to 8 Aban 1407 Shamsi and 29 October 2028 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 8 Aban 2587
- Shamsi
- 8 Aban 1407
- Gregorian
- 29 October 2028
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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