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What holiday is today: November 30, 2024 - events and signs of the day of Gregory the Winter-indicator
30.11.2024 00:01
Today is Saturday, November 30: day 335 of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 31 days.
The sun will rise at 8:35 Moscow time, and at 16:04 it will go below the horizon. At 12:19 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 7 hours 29 minutes, and darkness will last 16 hours 31 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 23 after Pentecost. Nativity Fast. Commemoration day of St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neocaesarea, and St. Nikon, Abbot of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius.
Name days: Gennady, Mikhail, Zakhar, Grigory, Ivan.
Secular holidays
On November 30, the world celebrates Domestic Animal Day, Information Defense Day, and the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Weapons.
Events of November 30
In 1609, astronomer Galileo Galileo made the first map of the lunar surface.
In 1872, the first international football match in history took place. The England and Scotland teams played to a 0:0 score.
In 1995, the military operation "Desert Storm", which took place in the territories of Iraq and Kuwait, officially ended.
In 2022, the ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot was launched.
Who was born on November 30
In 1667, the writer Jonathan Swift was born.
In 1835, writer Mark Twain was born.
Winston Churchill was born in 1874.
In 1955, British singer Billy Idol was born.
In 1961, actor Alexander Lykov was born.
In 1965, actor Ben Stiller was born.
Folk omens
If it is a frosty day, then the winter is expected to be sunny and mild.
If it snows, the winter will be cold and long.
A windy day promises a windy winter.
Birds are swarming around the ground - a thaw is coming soon.
