Today is Friday, November 29: day 334 of the Gregorian year. The year will end in 32 days.
The sun will rise at 8:33 Moscow time, and at 16:05 it will go below the horizon. At 12:19 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 7 hours 32 minutes, and darkness will last 16 hours 28 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 23 after Pentecost. Nativity Fast. Day of Remembrance of the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew.
Name days: Vasily, Victor, Dmitry, Ivan, Makar, Matvey, Mikhail, Nikolay, Panteleimon, Sergey, Fedor.
Secular holidays
November 29 marks World Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Black Friday is also celebrated around the world, when stores announce huge discounts on their products.
Events of November 29
In 1516, Switzerland signed the Eternal Peace with France.
In 1899, the Spanish football club Barcelona was founded.
In 1945, the first rescue operation in history using a helicopter was carried out.
In 1947, the UN General Assembly decided to divide Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.
In 1956, the city of Voroshilov in the Primorsky Territory was renamed Ussuriysk.
Who was born on November 29
In 1924, actress and People's Artist of the USSR Valentina Ermakova was born.
In 1930, actress Nina Grebeshkova was born.
In 1965, actor and People's Artist of Russia Alexander Vershinin was born.
In 1966, choreographer and founder of the Todes ballet Alla Dukhova and People's Artist of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Mironov were born.
Folk omens
The winter will be frosty if the stars shine brightly in the sky on the night of November 29.
A warm St. Matthew's day promises an early spring.
Windy weather promises a poor harvest year.
