User:Wikihamitnew/Mordad 5th

Mordad 5th - day 129th in the Iranian official calendar; 236 days (237 days in leap years) till the end of the year

Events

 * 1988 (1367 SH) - Mersad Operation part of Iran-Iraq war
 * 1986 (1365 SH) - Aerial bombing of innocent and defenseless citizens of Arak by Ba'athist Iraq regime at 9:13 a.m. (local time): With the commencement of Iran-Iraq war in 1980 (1359 SH), like other Iranian cities, Arak was targeted by Iraqi Ba'ath regime. During the 8 years of war, the city was bombarded 77 times, which claimed the lives of 895 people. The most serious raid occurred on Mordad 5th 1986 (1365 SH). Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (the then president), in his book entitled Climax of Defense: Records and Memories of the year 1365, cites memories of that day: Iraq’s today major aerial attacks were against civilian areas in Arak. This morning Iraqi aircraft attacked industrial areas around Arak; leaving a number of workers martyred while at work. Six Iraqi aircraft flying at low altitudes, bombarded Wagon Pars, Iralco, Azarab Industries Company, Mashin Sazi Training Centers, an office building and a neighborhood in Arak. These incursions left more than 100 martyrs and wounded more than 500 civilians. As reported by Islamic Republic News Agency, as told by eyewitnesses, Iraqi aircraft, flying at extremely low altitudes, attacked their targets and sprayed with bullets those workers who had fled factories' sites. The death toll in factories in Arak was later reported to be 72.
 * 1979 (1358 SH) - Holding the first Friday Prayer in Iran led by Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani

Occasions

 * National day of "Kermanshah: the Cradle of Civilization"

Birthdays

 * 1944 (1323 SH) - Dariush Arjmand, Iranian actor
 * 1960 (1339 SH) - Mohsen Vezvaei, Iranian commander killed in Iran-Iraq war
 * 1997 (1356 SH) - Mehdi Mahdavikia, Iranian soccer player
 * 1981 (1360 SH) - Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, Iranian soccer player

Deaths

 * 1980 (1359 SH) - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the second shah (king) of Pahlavi dynasty
 * 2006 (1385 SH) - Ja'far Bozorgi, Iranian singer and actor
 * 2013 (1392 SH) - Reza Moridi Delfan, Sorna (sūrnāy; literally "strong flute") player; the Sultan of Sorna of Iran