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What holiday is today: August 5, 2024 - events and signs of Trofimov's day
05.08.2024 00:01
Today is Monday, August 5th: the 218th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 148 days.
The sun will rise at 4:43 Moscow time, and at 20:29 it will go below the horizon. At 12:36 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 15 hours 46 minutes, and darkness will last 8 hours 14 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 7 after Pentecost. No fast. Day of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God.
On August 5, the Church honors the memory of the martyrs Trophimus, Theophilus and 13 martyrs with them.
Name days: Anna, Andrey, Apollon, Vitaly, Trofim, Fedor.
Secular holidays
Today the world celebrates International Traffic Light Day.
Belarus celebrates Financial Investigation Authority Day on August 5, while Iran celebrates Islamic Human Rights Day.
Events of August 5
In 1914, the world's first traffic light appeared in the American city of Cleveland.
In 1939, Soviet pilot Mikhail Yuyukin made the first ramming of a ground target in aviation history. This happened during the battle at Khalkhin Gol (Mongolia) between the USSR and Japan.
In 1963, in Moscow, representatives of the USSR, the USA and Great Britain signed a treaty that prohibits nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, space and underwater.
In 2016, the XXXI Summer Olympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Who was born on August 5th
In 1844, the artist Ilya Repin was born.
In 1930, the astronaut and first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, was born.
In 1968, French politician Marine Le Pen was born.
In 1969, TV presenter Natalia Maltseva was born.
Folk omens
Hot weather is expected if fog spreads along the ground in the evening.
It will rain in a few days if there are a lot of stars in the sky.
A spider weaves a web towards the north – it will soon get colder; towards the south – it will get warmer.
An eagle owl hoots loudly - it will soon get colder.
The catfish appeared on the surface of the water - there will be rain and thunderstorms.
There are a lot of ants around the anthill - there will be sunny weather.
