Khordad

Khordad (Persian: خرداد‎‎, Persian pronunciation: [xoɾˈdɒːd]) is the third month of the Iranian calendar. Khordad has thirty-one days. It begins in May and ends in June by the Gregorian calendar. Khordad is the third month of the spring season (Bahar). It is followed by Tir.

Events

• Protests against the Ayatollah Khomeini government (20 June 1981)

Deaths

• 2 – 1390 – Nasser Hejazi, an Iranian football player and coach.
• 12 – 1392 – Jalal Al-Din Taheri, Iranian scholar, theologian and Islamic philosopher.
• 16 – 1383 – Ronald Reagan, 40th President of the United States
• 25 – 1391 – Hassan Kassai, Iranian iconic master of Persian classical music.
• 27 – 1392 – Jalil Shahnaz, Iranian maestros.
• 31 – 1392 – Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian, Iranian architect.