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What holiday is today: October 21, 2024 - events and signs of the day of Tryphon and Pelageya
21.10.2024 00:01
Today is Monday, October 21st: the 295th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 71 days.
The sun will rise at 7:14 Moscow time, and at 17:16 it will go below the horizon. At 12:15 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 10 hours 2 minutes, and darkness will last 13 hours 58 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 18 after Pentecost. No fast. Commemoration day of St. Pelagia of Antioch and St. Tryphon of Vyatka, Archimandrite.
Name days: Gaspar, Dorofey, Dositheus, Isidore, Pelageya, Petronia, Taisiya, Tryphon, Ursula, Julian.
Secular holidays
Today the world celebrates Labyrinth Day, Chatter Day and Reptile Day.
Today Belarus celebrates Father's Day, and Jamaica celebrates National Heroes' Day.
Events of October 21
In 1824, Englishman Joseph Aspdin patented Portland cement.
In 1934, the "long march" of the Chinese communists began under the leadership of Mao Zedong.
In 1980, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected a member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee.
In 1994, the State Duma adopted the Civil Code of Russia.
Who was born on October 21st
In 1833, chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize, was born.
In 1945, director and People's Artist of the RSFSR Nikita Mikhalkov was born.
In 1949, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was born.
In 1980, model Kim Kardashian was born.
Folk omens
If the leaves have stopped falling by this day, then winter will be early and cold.
A strong wind foretells a harsh winter.
If the weather is warm, there will be a lot of snow in winter, but without severe frosts.
