History from the side of those it happened to
On this day — October 9
| Year | Country | Category | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1953 | Iran | Iran revolution | Colonel Nasiri tries to arrest Mosaddegh |
| 15 August 1953 | Iran | Iran revolution | Mosaddegh’s government resists the first coup attempt |
| 24 May 1032 | Iran | Astronomy | Ibn Sina records a transit of Venus |
| 24 May 1032 | Iran | Astronomy | The observation challenges a rigid Ptolemaic cosmos |
| 24 May 1032 | Iran | Astronomy | Ibn Sina combines astronomy, optics and instrument design |
| 24 May 1032 | Iran | Astronomy | The event survives through Persian-Arabic scholarship |