Today is Tuesday, October 15: the 289th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 77 days.
The sun will rise at 7:01 Moscow time, and at 17:31 it will go below the horizon. At 12:16 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 10 hours 29 minutes, and darkness will last 13 hours 31 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 17 after Pentecost. No fast. On October 15, the Church honors the memory of the holy martyr Cyprian, bishop, martyr Justina, and martyr Theoktistos.
Name days: Andrey, Anna, Boris, Vasily, Georgy, David, Dmitry, Ivan, Kasyan, Cyprian, Konstantin, Mikhail, Peter, Stepan, Fedor, Yakov.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates the Day of the Establishment of the Address and Reference Service.
On October 15, the world celebrates International Day of Rural Women and Handwashing Day.
In addition, today the world celebrates International White Cane Day. The date is intended to remind society about people with disabilities.
Events of October 15
In 1570, the city of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, was founded.
In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis began – a confrontation between the USSR and the USA over Soviet missiles in Cuba.
In 1970, the first airplane hijacking in the history of the USSR took place.
In 1992, maniac Andrei Chikatilo was found guilty of murdering 52 people.
In 2003, Ilham Aliyev was elected President of Azerbaijan.
Who was born on October 15th
In 1814, the poet Mikhail Lermontov was born.
In 1844, the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born.
In 1897, the writer Ilya Ilf was born.
In 1920, writer Mario Puzo, who wrote The Godfather, was born.
In 1961, the singer Vyacheslav Butusov was born.
In 1975, the actor and star of the TV series “Brigada” Pavel Maikov was born.
In 1976, People's Artist of Russia, singer Nikolai Baskov was born.
In 1986, actress Anna Khilkevich was born.
Folk omens
The north wind on this day foretells early frosts.
The birds have already flown south – winter will come quickly and will be harsh.
If the weather is clear, it will last for a couple of weeks.
