Tir (month)
Tir (Persian: تیر, Persian pronunciation: [tiːɾ][1]) is the fourth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, which is the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Tir has thirty-one days,[1] spanning parts of June and July in the Gregorian calendar. In Afghan Persian it is called Saraṭān (Cancer).
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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Tir is the first month of summer, and is followed by Amardad.[1]
Events
- 14 - 1155 - The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
- 11 - 1246 - The British North America Act takes effect, marking the unification of the British Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into one Dominion of Canada.
- 1 - 1320 - World War II - Operation Barbarossa
- 4 - 1370 - Independence of Slovenia and Croatia from Yugoslav Federation; beginning the Yugoslav War.
Deaths
- 4 - 1392 - Taghi Rouhani, Iranian radio news anchor.
- 22 - 1391 - Hamid Samandarian, Iranian film and theater director and translator.
- 26 - 1390 - Rouhollah Dadashi, Iranian Powerlifter, Bodybuilder and Strongman.
- 29 - 1391 - Mohammad Hassan Ganji, an Iranian meteorologist and academic.
Observances
- Olympic Day - 2 or 3 Tir
- Canada Day - 10 or 11 Tir
- Tirgan - 13 Tir
- Independence Day (United States) - 14 or 15 Tir
- Bastille Day - 24 or 25 Tir
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