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What holiday is today: November 16, 2024 - events and signs of Anna Kholodnaya day
16.11.2024 00:01
Today is Saturday, November 16: day 321 of the Gregorian year. The year ends in 45 days.
The sun will rise at 8:08 Moscow time, and will set at 16:22. At 12:15 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 8 hours 14 minutes, and darkness will last 15 hours 46 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 21 after Pentecost. No fast. Commemoration day of the holy martyr Akepsim, Bishop Joseph, priest Aifal, deacon.
Name days: Sergey, Kuzma, Vasily, Evdokia, Anna, Peter, Ilya, Vikenty, Nikolay, Joseph.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates Sambo Day.
Also today in the Russian Federation they celebrate All-Russian Designer's Day.
November 16 is World Anorexia Day.
Under the auspices of the UN, this Saturday we celebrate the International Day of Tolerance.
Events of November 16
In 1933, diplomatic relations were established between the USSR and the USA.
In 1965, the USSR launched the Venera 3 space station. It was the first spacecraft in history to reach the surface of another planet.
In 1966, the most abundant meteor shower in history occurred.
In 1989, the Velvet Revolution began in Czechoslovakia.
Who was born on November 16
In 42 BC, the second emperor of the Roman Empire, Tiberius, was born.
In 1874, Admiral Alexander Kolchak was born.
In 1947, People's Artist of Russia, actor Vladimir Ilyin was born.
In 1958, People's Artist of Russia, singer Alexander Malinin, was born.
Composer Igor Kornelyuk was born in 1962.
Folk omens
By Anna the Cold, snow has covered the ground – the winter will be snowy and long.
Sunny weather on this day promises severe frosts.
If crows sit on the treetops, frosts will strike. If birds sit below, it will get warmer.
