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1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

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|Date: May 18, 2016
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1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

Prominent Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet Omar Hajjam was born on this day in 1048. He lived i ...

Prominent Persian astronomer, mathematician and poet Omar Hajjam was born on this day in 1048. He lived in the time when Persia (modern Iran) was under the rule of the Seljuk Turks. He was born in the ...

May 18, 2016
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1807: Napoleon and Persia Agree to Invade India

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1807: Napoleon and Persia Agree to Invade India

Napoleon Bonaparte had been attempting to organize an invasion of India for a long time, intending to tak ...

Napoleon Bonaparte had been attempting to organize an invasion of India for a long time, intending to take it from the British. The Treaty of Finckenstein was signed on this day in 1807. It was an int ...

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1935: The Word “Iran” has the Same Root as the Term “Aryan”

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1935: The Word “Iran” has the Same Root as the Term “Aryan”

On this day in 1935, Persian Shah Reza Pahlavi issued a decree asking foreign delegates to call his count ...

On this day in 1935, Persian Shah Reza Pahlavi issued a decree asking foreign delegates to call his country Iran instead of Persia. The word Iran has ancient origins, similar as the word “Aryan”, whic ...

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1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

1048: Birth of Omar Hajjam, Great Persian Astronomer

1807: Napoleon and Persia Agree to Invade India

1807: Napoleon and Persia Agree to Invade India

1935: The Word “Iran” has the Same Root as the Term “Aryan”

1935: The Word “Iran” has the Same Root as the Term “Aryan”