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Aban (month) 
Summary
Aban (Persian: آبان, Persian pronunciation: [ɒːˈbɒːn][1]) is the eighth month of the Solar Hijri calendar, the official calendar of Iran and Afghanistan.[1] Aban has 30 days.[1] It begins in October and ends in November by the Gregorian calendar[citation needed]. Aban corresponds to the tropical astrological month of Scorpio.
| Aban | |
|---|---|
| Native name | آبان (Persian) |
| Calendar | Solar Hijri calendar |
| Month number | 8 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | Autumn |
| Gregorian equivalent | October-November |
Aban is the second month of autumn, and is followed by Azar.[1]
The name is derived from Aban, i.e. "waters".
Events edit
- 13 - 1190 - 1811 Independence Movement of El Salvador, the first independence revolt in Central American lands, begins.
- 19 - 1251 - Great Boston Fire of 1872
- 24 - 1268 - Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)
- 14 - 1296 - Act of 5th November
- 16 - 1296 - October Revolution in Russia
- 5 - 1297 - Czechoslovak declaration of independence: Czech politicians take over Prague from Austro-Hungarian government officials.
- 7 - 1297 - Martin Declaration
- 19 - 1297 - Armistice of 11 November 1918 officially marks the conclusion of the First World War, Józef Piłsudski forms first Polish independent government since the Partitions of Poland
- 20 - 1321 - Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins
- 27 - 1357 - Jonestown mass suicide
- 18 - 1368 - Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 18 - 1384 - 2005 Amman bombings
- 14 - 1394 - Bento Rodrigues dam disaster
- 20 - 1399 - 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement formally ends the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
- 18-20 - 1401 - Liberation of Kherson
Deaths edit
- 14 - 1392 - Habibollah Asgaroladi, senior Iranian politician[citation needed].
Observances edit
- United Nations Day - 2 or 3 Aban
- United States Navy Day - 5 or 6 Aban
- Republic Day in Turkey - 6 or 7 Aban
- Cyrus the Great Day - 7 Aban
- Birthday of the Royal Marines and Czech Independence Day and anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia - 6 or 7 Aban
- Halloween and Reformation Day - 9/10 Aban
- Abanegan - 9 Aban (Zoroastrian holiday)
- All Saints' Day - 9-10 Aban
- Guy Fawkes Night - 14-15 Aban
- October Revolution Day (former), Day of Military Honour on the anniversary of the 1941 October Revolution Parades (current) - 16 Aban
- Victory Day (Azerbaijan) - 17 Aban
- Independence Day of Cambodia - 18/19 Aban
- United States Marine Corps birthday - 19 or 20 Aban
- Remembrance Day (Commonwealth)/Veterans Day/National Independence Day (Poland) - 20 or 21 Aban
- Republic Proclamation Day of Brazil - 24 Aban
- Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia - 26 or 27 Aban
- Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple - 29/30 Aban
- Remembrance Sunday (Great Britain) - Third Sunday of Aban
- Volkstrauertag - Last Sunday of Aban