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What holiday is today: November 3, 2024 - events and signs of Ilarion's day
03.11.2024 00:01
Today is Sunday, November 3: day 308 of the Gregorian year. The year will end in 58 days.
The sun will rise at 7:41 Moscow time, and at 16:47 it will go below the horizon. At 12:14 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 9 hours 5 minutes, and darkness will last 14 hours 55 minutes.
Church holidays
20th week after Pentecost. No fast. Commemoration day of St. Hilarion the Great.
Name days: Alexey, Hilarion, Anatoly, Zakhar, Yakov, Nikolay, Ivan, Maximilian, Vladimir, Arkady.
Secular holidays
November 3rd is celebrated as a number of national holidays in different countries around the world:
- Japan Culture Day;
- National Sandwich Day in the USA;
- Civil Aviation Workers Day in Belarus;
- Independence Day in Panama.
Events of November 3
In 1941, German troops captured Kursk.
In 1964, Democrat Lyndon Johnson wins the US presidential election.
In 1978, Dominica gained independence from Great Britain.
In 2014, One World Trade Center opened.
Who was born on November 3
In 1882, the Belarusian poet Yakub Kolas was born.
In 1887, the poet Samuil Marshak was born.
In 1900, Adolf Dassler, the founder of Adidas, was born.
In 1949, People's Artist of Russia, singer and composer Alexander Gradsky was born.
Actor Dolph Lundgren was born in 1957.
In 1982, figure skater Evgeni Plushenko was born.
Folk omens
Snow on Hilarion's Day is considered a good omen. Especially if it remains on the frozen ground. This promises a good harvest next year.
Smoke rising straight up promises clear weather.
If there is snow on the branches of trees, then you can expect long snowfalls.
