Today is Saturday, August 17: the 230th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 136 days.
The sun will rise at 5:06 Moscow time, and at 20:03 it will go below the horizon. At 12:35 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 14 hours 56 minutes, and darkness will last 9 hours 4 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 8 after Pentecost. Dormition Fast. Day of Remembrance of the Holy Martyr Eudokia of Rome.
Name days: Anton, Denis, Evdokia, Ivan, Konstantin, Maximilian.
Secular holidays
On August 17, the world celebrates International Homeless Animal Day and Second Hand Day.
Gabon and Indonesia celebrate Independence Day today.
Events of August 17
In 1896, the world's first fatal road accident occurred in London.
In 1945, Indonesia gained independence from the Netherlands.
In 1960, Gabon declared independence from France.
In 1961, the Civil Defense (CD) system was created in the USSR.
In 1999, the Izmit earthquake struck Turkey, killing more than 17,000 people.
In 2008, American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first athlete in the world to win 8 gold medals in a single Olympics.
Who was born on August 17
In 1935, People's Artist of the USSR Oleg Tabakov was born.
In 1942, People's Artist of the USSR, singer Muslim Magomayev was born.
Actor Robert De Niro was born in 1943.
In 1963, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Nikolai Dobrynin was born.
In 1964, the singer Natalia Vetlitskaya was born.
In 1977, footballer Thierry Henry was born.
Folk omens
A warm and sunny Avdotya day indicates that there will be no snow or severe frosts in November.
Cloudy or rainy weather foretells a snowy November.
If you managed to harvest a lot of raspberries, then an excellent grain harvest is expected.
