Today is Sunday, September 29: the 273rd day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 93 days.
The sun will rise at 6:29 Moscow time, and at 18:12 it will set. At 12:21 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 11 hours 42 minutes, and darkness will last 12 hours 18 minutes.
Church holidays
14th week after Pentecost. No fast. Afterfeast of the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord. Commemoration day of the Great Martyr Euphemia the All-Praised.
Name days: Alexy, Victor, Grigory, Dorofey, Joseph, Lyudmila, Sergiy.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates Otolaryngologist Day. In the Far East, September 29 is Tiger Day.
Today the world celebrates Mechanical Engineer's Day and Heart Day.
Events of September 29
In 1897, the tango dance was performed for the first time in Argentina.
In 1916, the world officially saw its first billionaire. He was John Rockefeller.
In 1918, Bulgaria capitulated as part of World War I.
In 1983, the first flight of the Soviet An-74 aircraft took place.
Who was born on September 29
In 1901, Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was born.
In 1936, Italian politician Silvio Berlusconi was born.
In 1946, TV presenter Dmitry Krylov was born.
In 1953, the singer and poetess Irina Gribulina was born.
Folk omens
A snowy and harsh winter is expected if a strong and cold wind blows on this day.
If the wind is warm, then you can expect a mild winter.
Dry weather promises a good harvest next year.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
