Today is Friday, October 25: the 299th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 67 days.
The sun will rise at 7:22 Moscow time, and at 17:07 it will go below the horizon. At 12:14 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 9 hours 44 minutes, and darkness will last 14 hours 16 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 18 after Pentecost. Fast day. Day of Remembrance of the Martyrs Probus, Tarakh and Andronicus.
Name days: Alexander, Andronik, Denis, Ivan, Kuzma, Lavrentiy, Makar, Maximilian, Martin, Nikolai, Taras, Feodosius, Fedot.
Secular holidays
Today, Russia celebrates Customs Officer Day and Cable Industry Worker Day.
On October 25, the world celebrates Marketer's Day, and also Pasta Day.
Events of October 25
In 1943, Soviet troops liberated Dnepropetrovsk and Dneprodzerzhinsk.
In 1971, Taiwan was expelled from the UN and replaced by China.
In 1977, the Soviet Union established the title of “People’s Doctor of the USSR”.
In 2001, Microsoft released Windows XP.
Who was born on October 25
In 1881, the artist Pablo Picasso was born.
In 1926, People's Artist of the USSR, opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya was born.
In 1938, actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR Tamara Semina was born.
In 1970, the singer Natalia Senchukova was born.
In 1979, comedian Mikhail Galustyan was born.
In 1984, singer Katy Perry was born.
In 1985, singer Vlad Topalov was born.
Folk omens
The winter will be very cold if the first snow falls on this day.
If the weather is warm and sunny, the winter will be mild. Rain promises a harsh winter.
If wild birds are heard on this day, then the coming winter will be marked by severe frosts.
