Today is Friday, November 8: day 313 of the Gregorian year. The year will end in 53 days.
The sun will rise at 7:52 Moscow time, and will set at 16:37. At 12:14 the sun will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 8 hours 45 minutes, and darkness will last 15 hours 15 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 20 after Pentecost. Fast day. Today the Church honors the memory of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki.
Name days: Dmitry, Vasily, Afanasy, Anton, Mark.
Secular holidays
Today Russia celebrates Siberia Day.
November 8th is World KVN Day, Pianist Day and Radiology Day.
Today is also World No Wi-Fi Day.
Events of November 8
In 1939, anti-fascist Georg Elser made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
In 1943, the Order of Victory and the Order of Glory were established in the USSR.
In 1961, the first episode of the KVN program was broadcast.
In 2016, Donald Trump won the US presidential election, beating Hillary Clinton.
Who was born on November 8th
In 1847, the writer Bram Stoker, who wrote the novel Dracula, was born.
In 1864, the actress Vera Komissarzhevskaya was born.
In 1884, psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach was born.
In 1924, Marshal of the USSR Dmitry Yazov was born.
In 1935, actor Alain Delon was born.
In 1960, the actor and People's Artist of Russia Oleg Menshikov was born.
Folk omens
If there is snow on St. Demetrius' Day, then winter will be early and snowy.
Clear weather promises a normal winter, there will be no severe frosts.
If the day is cold and dry, then spring will be late but warm.
