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What holiday is today: July 6, 2024 - events and signs of the day of Agrafena Kupalnitsa
06.07.2024 00:01
Today is Saturday, July 6: the 188th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 178 days.
The sun will rise at 3:55 Moscow time, and at 21:15 it will go below the horizon. At 12:35 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 17 hours 19 minutes, and darkness will last 6 hours 41 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 2 after Pentecost. Apostles' Fast
On July 6, Orthodox believers honor the memory of the martyr Agrippina the Roman and celebrate the Day of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God (the holiday was established in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Khan Akhmat in 1480).
Name days: Agrippina, Alexander, Alexy, Anthony, Artemy, Herman, Joseph, Mitrofan, Peter, Feodor.
Secular holidays
July 6 is Cardiologist Day and Kiss Day in the world.
Today we also celebrate International Dnieper Day and International Day of Cooperatives.
Events of July 6
In 1785, the dollar became the national currency of the United States.
In 1885, the world's first human was given a rabies vaccine.
In 1912, Russia began to provide services for insurance against accidents and illnesses.
In 1919, the world's first transatlantic airship flight was completed – from Britain to the USA.
In 1923, the decision to create the USSR officially came into force.
In 1998, Viktor Orban became the Prime Minister of Hungary for the first time.
In 2009, Barack Obama arrived in Moscow on an official visit.
Who was born on July 6th
In 1796, the Russian Emperor Nicholas I was born.
In 1940, the first president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, was born.
In 1943, People's Artist of Russia, musician Yuri Malikov was born.
In 1946, the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush and actor Sylvester Stallone were born.
In 1975, American rapper 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) was born.
In 1980, actress Eva Green was born.
Folk omens
If it rains before Ivan Kupala Day, then good weather will set in a few days.
In the evening lightning is visible in the sky – there will be several rainy days.
A rainbow lasts a long time - wet weather is coming.
The ants are hiding - it's going to rain.
Earlier we talked about the events and signs of Evseev's day.
