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8 Ordibehesht 2589

8 Ordibehesht 2589 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1409 Shamsi and 2030-04-28 Gregorian. Prince Alireza Pahlavi Birthday is observed on this day. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.

8 Ordibehesht 2589 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Sunday — equivalent to 8 Ordibehesht 1409 Shamsi and 28 April 2030 Gregorian.

Shahanshahi
8 Ordibehesht 2589
Shamsi
8 Ordibehesht 1409
Gregorian
28 April 2030

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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