Today is Sunday, July 14: the 196th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 170 days.
The sun will rise at 4:05 Moscow time, and at 21:07 it will go below the horizon. At 12:36 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 17 hours 1 minute, and darkness will last 6 hours 59 minutes.
Church holidays
3rd week after Pentecost. No fasting.
On July 14, the Church honors the memory of the unmercenary saints Cosmas and Damian, who suffered in Rome.
Name days: Angelina, Alexy, Arkady, Vasily, Damian, John, Cosmas, Constantine, Leo, Nicodemus, Peter.
Secular holidays
In Russia, July 14 is Fisherman's Day and Russian Post Day.
South Ossetia celebrates Peacekeeper Day today, and Belarus celebrates Tax Workers Day today.
Events of July 14
In 1860, the State Bank of the Russian Empire was established.
In 1867, Alfred Nobel demonstrated the action of dynamite.
In 1897, Sunday was officially declared a day off in Russia.
In 1941, the first combat use of the Katyusha rocket launcher took place.
In 1958, a revolution took place in Iraq that led to the fall of the monarchy and the establishment of a republic.
Who was born on July 14
In 1743, the Russian writer Gavriil Derzhavin was born.
In 1960, the writer Polina Dashkova was born.
In 1986, the singer, Honored Artist of Russia Pelageya was born.
In 1988, mixed martial artist and former UFC champion Conor McGregor was born.
Folk omens
The wind from the west promises rainy weather.
A strong wind will blow if the moon gives off a reddish glow.
If the stars shine brightly at night and there are clouds in the morning, there will be a strong thunderstorm.
Yellow leaves have already appeared on the trees – autumn will come early.
The cry of magpies promises the establishment of hot weather for a long time.
Earlier we talked about the signs and events of the day of the Twelve Apostles.
