Today is Friday, September 13: the 257th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 109 days.
The sun will rise at 5:59 Moscow time, and will set at 18:54. At 12:26 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 12 hours 55 minutes, and darkness will last 11 hours 5 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 12 after Pentecost. Fast day. Placing of the Holy Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos. Commemoration day of the holy martyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage.
Name days: Alexander, Vladimir, Gennady, Dmitry, John, Mikhail, Miron.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates Hairdresser's Day.
In Romania, September 13 is celebrated as Grape Harvest Day.
Events of September 13
In 1736 the city of Chelyabinsk was founded.
In 1929, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming introduced penicillin to the public.
In 1940, the Italian army invaded Egypt as part of World War II.
In 1993, Israel and Palestine signed an agreement recognizing the Palestinian Authority.
Who was born on September 13
In 1766, American merchant Samuel Wilson was born, who became the prototype of Uncle Sam, the national symbol of the United States.
In 1923, partisan Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya was born.
In 1934, People's Artist of the USSR, opera singer Tamara Milashkina was born.
In 1951, the singer, People's Artist of Russia Alexander Rosenbaum was born.
Folk omens
It will rain soon if you hear a crane cry.
If cranes fly low and in a flock, it means the winter will be warm.
The snow that falls on this day will not last long.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
