Events and holidays on May 11. National Eat What You Want Day

Chinese monk Wang Jie produced the Diamond Sutra. This is the oldest accurately dated printed document extant.

The Tula Arms Factory was founded. In 1912, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the plant's existence, a monument to Peter I, the patron father of Tula craftsmen, will be unveiled

At a conference in London, the European powers guaranteed the independence and neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Imperial manifesto, compiled under the influence of K. P. Pobedonostsev, chief prosecutor of the Holy Synod: the new tsar Alexander III(son of Alexander II) confirmed his commitment to protecting the autocracy and its foundations, opening the era of counter-reforms and political reaction

At the instigation of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee issued a resolution to close Moscow newspapers that published “false rumors... solely to sow panic among the population and incite citizens against Soviet power»

From Spitsbergen to Teller (Alaska, USA) on the first flight on an airship on North Pole The airship "Norway" took off. Among the crew members are outstanding personalities: Amundsen, Umberto Nobile and Lincoln Ellsward

The bankruptcy of the Austrian bank Kredit-Anstalt began the financial crisis in Central Europe

The State Defense Committee issued a resolution on the deportation of Tatars, Bulgarians, and Greeks from Crimea

State Committee Defense of the USSR decided to provide a loan to the Provisional Government of Austria

At a conference of the three great powers in London (Great Britain, USA, France), a decision was made to strengthen economic, political and military cooperation and the participation of West Germany in it

A meeting of representatives of eight European socialist countries to ensure peace and security in Europe began in Warsaw, at which an agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance was concluded ( Warsaw Pact)

A conference of the foreign ministers of the USSR, USA, Great Britain and France on Germany and the Berlin question opened in Geneva. Observers from Germany and the GDR are present

Israeli intelligence agents captured Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires, who was then smuggled out of the country, tried and executed.

The UN Security Council decided to grant independence to the Bahrain Islands, which have been the subject of a dispute between Iran and Britain for almost two centuries.

120 Labor MPs have declared their opposition to the idea of ​​Britain joining the European Economic Community.

Today, May 11, the world celebrates Mother's Day, in Belarus they celebrate the Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus, and in the USA on this day they celebrate National Day, when you can eat what you want

International holiday - Mother's Day

Today, May 11th, is a wonderful holiday that is over 100 years old - Mother's Day. Every year in many European countries, the USA, Japan, Canada and China, on the second Sunday of May, one of the brightest and kindest holidays is celebrated - Mother's Day. The tradition of celebrating Mother's Day most likely was born in the times of ancient Greece, when its inhabitants celebrated holidays springs dedicated to Rhea, the mother of the great god Zeus. And in England, since 1600 there has been a tradition of celebrating Mothering Sunday on the fourth Sunday in May. On this day it was necessary to visit parents and it was impossible to work. The initiator of this Mother's Day holiday was a young American woman from West Virginia, Anna Jervis, who in 1907 proposed honoring mothers in memory of her prematurely deceased mother.

Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus

In the Republic of Belarus, on May 14, 1995, the first referendum was held, initiated by the head of state, which raised the issue of introducing a new State Flag and State Emblem of the Republic of Belarus. Every second Sunday in May, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus, the Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus is celebrated in Belarus.

National Eat What You Want Day

On May 11, every resident of the United States can give their stomach a holiday, because on this day you can eat whatever you want. Who and when suggested celebrating this holiday is unknown, but according to one version, its founder was former TV actor, radio host and co-founder of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs Thomas Roy. This holiday is not suitable for dieting, because this is the only day of the year when you can indulge yourself and enjoy the food you adore. Today you can afford any delicacy or dish that under normal circumstances you would never try.

Unusual holidays

Today, on May 11, unusual and funny holidays are celebrated - the Holiday of Pleasant Expectations and Mary Poppins Waiting Day, and today they celebrate a cool holiday - Ironed Laces Day.

A holiday of pleasant expectations

On this day, May 11, no one expects anyone. The most important condition today is to receive pleasant surprises that will arise unexpectedly at the most unexpected moment. You only need to come visit today unexpectedly!

Waiting Day for Mary Poppins

If today, May 11, the cold north wind changes to a warm south wind, then know that you should expect Mary Poppins to visit with a black umbrella, in formal shoes without heels, and in a checkered cape. She always appears behind a cloud and quietly descends to the nearest clearing in the forest, and then comes to visit those who are really waiting for her.

Ironed Laces Day

Today, May 11, is a cool holiday - Ironed Laces Day. This unusual activity may seem pointless, but who knows, maybe someone is doing it. Have you ever ironed your shoelaces?

Holiday according to the folk calendar

Birch tree

This day was popularly dedicated to birch sap. In ancient times, birch sap was collected and stored for future use. This is a tasty and very healing juice, it flows along the upper branches of the tree, it can cure any sick person, but it could not be prepared on a foggy or rainy day, then such a drink would be of little use.
From this day on, birch sap was given to all patients suffering from spring fevers. Before this, on a clear, fine day, they were wiped with melted March snow or bathed in rainwater.
In Rus', birch sap was also used to treat arthritis, furunculosis, scurvy and swelling, as well as gout. It was used as a diuretic. Doctors recommended drinking birch sap as an anti-inflammatory three times a day.
Magic rituals were performed to treat the sick. On this day, we went out to the crossroads with a votive incense and waited for the warm wind from the south. This wind necessarily entered the amulet, which was then put on the patient. People used to say, “If the wind is warm, there will be a big guy.”
Our ancestors had the following signs on this day: if there was a clear sunrise, then there would be a clear summer. But if the night is warm and starry, then there will be a good harvest. People believed that on this day you need to have a hearty lunch, then the beds will be fertile.
Name day May 11 at Anna, Vitaly, Kirill, Maxim

May 11th in history

1945 - The Red Army completed the “Prague Operation”, which ended with the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
1949 - The Kingdom of Siam is renamed Thailand.
1949 - Israel is admitted to the UN.
1970 - The UN Security Council decided to grant independence to the Bahrain Islands, which had been the subject of a dispute between Iran and Great Britain for almost two centuries
1989 - M. Gorbachev announced the unilateral withdrawal of 500 Soviet nuclear warheads from of Eastern Europe.
2000 - The billionth resident of this state, Asta Arora, was born in India.
2004 - The legendary Argentine football player Diego Maradona was admitted to the Castelar psychiatric clinic in the suburbs of Buenos Aires for treatment for drug addiction.

330 - solemn ceremony of consecration of Constantinople.
868 - Chinese monk Wang Jie produced the Diamond Sutra. This is the oldest accurately dated printed document that has survived to this day.
1709 - the first mass emigration of Germans from the Palatinate to North America began.
1712 - The Tula Arms Factory was founded. In 1912, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the plant's existence, a monument to Peter I, the patron father of Tula craftsmen, was unveiled.
1818 - Bessarabian region was formed as part of Russia.
1833 - The English sailing ship Lady of the Lake sank in the Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. 215 people died.
1860 - landing of Giuseppe Garibaldi's "thousand" in Sicily.
1858 - Minnesota became the 32nd US state.
1867 - At a conference in London, European powers guaranteed the independence and neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
1878 - Max Hedel attempted to assassinate German Emperor Wilhelm I, who was not injured.
1881 - imperial manifesto, compiled under the influence of K. P. Pobedonostsev, chief prosecutor of the Holy Synod: the new Tsar Alexander III (son of Alexander II) confirmed his commitment to protecting the autocracy and its foundations, opening the era of counter-reforms and political reaction.
1891 - Otsu Incident, Japan.
1896 - Tomsk Technological Institute (now Tomsk Polytechnic University) was founded.
1900 - the cruiser Aurora was launched at the St. Petersburg plant “New Admiralty” (future “Admiralty Shipyards”).
1907 - The Ukrainian Scientific Society was founded in Kyiv.
1911 - I. I. Stakhovsky made the first flight in Russia on the Voisin-Canard seaplane.
1916 - Albert Einstein publicly presented his theory of relativity.
1918 - at the instigation of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee issued a resolution to close Moscow newspapers publishing “false rumors ... solely to sow panic among the population and restore citizens against Soviet power.”
1920 - The Oxford University Council allowed women to receive education within its walls.
- The first issue of the newspaper “Gudok” was published.
1926 - the airship "Norway" took off from Spitsbergen to Teller (Alaska, USA) for the first airship flight to the North Pole. Among the crew members are outstanding personalities: Amundsen, Umberto Nobile and Lincoln Ellsward.
1927 - The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts is formed.
1928 - The world's first regular broadcast of television programs began in New York.
1931 - The bankruptcy of the Austrian bank Kredit-Anstalt began a financial crisis in Central Europe.
1932 - The Ethnographic Museum opened in Riga.
1937 - By order of the NGO, Marshal Tukhachevsky was relieved of his post.
- The Northern Military Flotilla was transformed into the Northern Fleet.
1939 - Khalkhin-Gol conflict began.
1941 - as a result of a fascist air raid on London, Queens Hall, which for many years was the main concert hall in London, was completely destroyed.
1944 - The State Defense Committee issued a resolution on the deportation of Tatars, Bulgarians, and Greeks from Crimea.
1945 - The State Defense Committee of the USSR decided to provide a loan to the Provisional Government of Austria.
1949 - Israel joined the UN.
- The Kingdom of Siam is renamed Thailand.
- The first Polaroid camera was sold in New York. It cost $89.95 back then.
1950 - at a conference of the three great powers in London (Great Britain, USA, France), a decision was made to strengthen economic, political and military cooperation and the participation of West Germany in it.
1955 - a meeting of representatives of eight European socialist countries began in Warsaw to ensure peace and security in Europe, at which a treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance (Warsaw Pact) was concluded.
1959 - a conference of the foreign ministers of the USSR, USA, Great Britain and France on Germany and the Berlin question opened in Geneva. Observers from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic are present.
1960 - Israeli intelligence agents captured Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires, who was then secretly taken out of the country, tried and executed.
1961 - the first takeoff of the Ka-25 helicopter took place (test pilot D.K. Efremov).
1967 - Great Britain, Denmark and Ireland officially announced their desire to join the EEC.
1970 - The UN Security Council decided to grant independence to the Bahrain Islands, which had been the subject of a dispute between Iran and Britain for almost two centuries.
1971 - 120 Labor MPs declared their opposition to the idea of ​​Britain joining the European Economic Community.
1981 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" premiered in London.
1985 - Madonna's single "Crazy For You" (from the movie "Vision Quest") took first place in the United States.
1987 - The Indian government introduced direct rule in the state of Punjab.
2000 - the billionth resident of this state, Asta Arora, was born in India.
2003 - Paul McCartney became the first rock musician to perform at the legendary Colosseum arena. Only 400 spectators attended the concert, tickets for which were sold at a special auction.
- “Saliera” by Benvenuto Cellini was stolen from the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum.
2004 - The first PSP console was demonstrated to the public at a press conference held by Sony as part of E3 2004.
- The legendary Argentine football player Diego Maradona was admitted to the Castelar psychiatric clinic in the suburbs of Buenos Aires for treatment for drug addiction.
- 33 new Swiss Guards took the oath of office in the Vatican. Shortly before the solemn ceremony, John Paul II received the future guards of the Vatican and urged the recruits to perceive their duties as the fulfillment of their baptismal vow to serve Christ and the Church.
- It was announced in Paris that Russia, represented by the All-Russian State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK), officially became the owner of a 16% stake in EuroNews. Thus, Russia, following France, Italy and Spain, has become one of the most influential European countries participating in the work of EuroNews.
- The longest reality show “Dom-2”, listed in the Guinness Book of Records, started on the TNT channel.
2008 - in connection with the 225th anniversary Black Sea Fleet A parade was held in Sevastopol Bay.
2009 - for the second time in a row, the Russian national team won the World Ice Hockey Championship.

For Thais it is very great importance It is the Ceremony of the First Furrow that acquires it. It is usually held in May at Sanam Luang near the Grand Palace in Bangkok. This ceremony is dedicated to the successful start of the new agricultural year.

The First Furrow ceremony has a Brahmanical meaning. It is known that it was practiced even before the birth of Buddha. As a prince, Buddha also participated in this ceremony. By the way, previously, days favorable for ceremonies were appointed in advance by Brahmin astrologers who worked under the king. Nowadays, although kings are present at the ceremony, they no longer play a major role in the ceremony.

The King needs to appoint a Chief Plowman, who will become the representative and perform the ritual. An important task of the entire ceremony is to correctly predict the amount of precipitation expected in the coming season. To do this, the Plowman must choose one of the three offered pieces of fabric. The longest cut means there will be little rainfall. The shortest section symbolizes the rainy season. Accordingly, a segment of average length indicates that precipitation in the near future will be very moderate.

After this, the Plowman needs to independently plow a plot of land with a special sacred gilded plow. The latter are painted red, depicting sacred white bulls. At the same time, 4 girls with silver and gold baskets filled with rice should follow the plow.

Brahmins walk on either side of the plowman and perform ritual songs, playing on sea shells. When such plowing ends, the cattle that were harnessed to the plow feed the family various types drinks and products. They give hay, sesame seeds, corn, water, beans, rice, wine. It is believed that the food eaten by the bulls will be obtained in abundance as a harvest in the future.

The historical reason for the establishment of this day was the International Convention for the Conservation of Birds, which was signed in 1906 on May 11. Russia joined this convention in 1927.

Today, World Migratory Birds Day is a global campaign, the main goal of which is to expand knowledge about migratory birds, their routes of movement, and habitats. On this day, numerous events are held to protect the habitats of migratory birds around the world. This helps maintain the balance of the ecosystem.

It is on this day that more than 350 groups of organizations and producers from 70 countries can declare that they want to take part in fair trade. This social movement, which aims to protect international standards and public policy regarding labeled and unlabeled goods.

Particular attention is paid to products that are exported to developed countries from developing countries. Every year there is a specific theme for the holiday. For example, in 2012 it was a call for the production of environmentally friendly products.

On May 11, 1720, the German baron Carl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchausen was born, who then became the prototype famous hero, liar and braggart

On May 11, 1854, an American inventor of German origin, Ottmar Mergenthaler, was born, who in 1884 created the Linotype typesetting printing machine.

, Mira, Ignatius, Mamert, Francis.

Events

Until the 19th century

• - the solemn ceremony of the consecration of Constantinople.
• - Chinese monk Wang Jie produced the Diamond Sutra. This is the oldest accurately dated printed document that has survived to this day.
• - the first mass emigration of Germans from the Palatinate to North America began.

19th century

• - Bessarabian region was formed as part of Russia.
• - After a collision with an iceberg, the English sailing ship “Lady of the Lake” sank in the Atlantic Ocean. 215 people died.
• - landing of Giuseppe Garibaldi's "thousand" in Sicily.
• - Minnesota became the 32nd US state.
• - At a conference in London, the European powers guaranteed the independence and neutrality of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
• - Max Hedel attempted to assassinate German Emperor Wilhelm I, who was not injured.
• - imperial manifesto, compiled under the influence of K. P. Pobedonostsev, chief prosecutor of the Holy Synod: the new Tsar Alexander III (son of Alexander II) confirmed his commitment to protecting the autocracy and its foundations, opening the era of counter-reforms and political reaction.
• - Incident in Otsu, Japan.
• - founded (now Tomsk Polytechnic University).

XX century

• - I. I. Stakhovsky made the first flight in Russia on the Voisin-Canard seaplane.
• - in honor of the 200th anniversary of the Tula Arms Factory, a monument to Peter I, the patron father of Tula craftsmen, was unveiled.
• - at the instigation of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee issued a resolution to close Moscow newspapers publishing “false rumors... solely to sow panic among the population and incite citizens against Soviet power.”
• • The Oxford University Council allowed women to receive education within its walls.
  • The first issue of the newspaper “Gudok” was published.
• - from Spitsbergen to Teller (Alaska, USA), the airship “Norway” took off for the first flight on an airship to the North Pole. Among the crew members are prominent figures: Amundsen, Umberto Nobile and Lincoln Ellsward.
• - The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts was founded.
• - The world's first regular broadcast of television programs began in New York.
• - the bankruptcy of the Austrian bank Kredit-Anstalt began a financial crisis in Central Europe.
• - The Ethnographic Museum opened in Riga.
• • By order of the NGO, Marshal Tukhachevsky was relieved of his post.
  • The Northern military flotilla was transformed into the Northern Fleet.
• - Khalkhin-Gol conflict began.
• - as a result of a fascist air raid on London, the Queens Hall, which for many years was the main concert hall in London, was completely destroyed.
• - a resolution of the State Defense Committee was issued on the deportation of Tatars from Crimea.
• - The State Defense Committee of the USSR decided to provide a loan to the Provisional Government of Austria.
• • Israel joined the UN.
  • The Kingdom of Siam is renamed Thailand.
  • The first Polaroid camera was sold in New York. It cost $89.95 back then.
• • At a conference of the three great powers in London (Great Britain, USA, France), a decision was made to strengthen economic, political and military cooperation and the participation of West Germany in it.
  • The premiere of the play “The Bald Singer” by French-Romanian playwright Eugene Ionesco took place in Paris at the Théâtre des Noctambules (Night Owl Theater)
• - a meeting began in Warsaw of representatives of eight European socialist countries to ensure peace and security in Europe, at which they concluded an agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance (Warsaw Pact).
• - a conference of the foreign ministers of the USSR, USA, Great Britain and France on Germany and the Berlin issue opened in Geneva. Observers from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic are present.
• - Israeli intelligence agents captured Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires, who was then secretly taken out of the country, tried and executed.
• - the first takeoff of the Ka-25 helicopter took place (test pilot D.K. Efremov).
• - Great Britain, Denmark and Ireland have officially announced their desire to join the EEC.
• - The UN Security Council decided to grant independence to the Bahrain Islands, which have been the subject of a dispute between Iran and Great Britain for almost two centuries.
• - 120 members of Parliament from the Labor Party declared their disagreement with the idea of ​​Great Britain joining the European Economic Community.
• - The premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats" took place in London.
• - Madonna’s single “Crazy For You” (from the movie “Vision Quest”) took first place in the USA.
• - The Indian government introduced direct rule in the state of Punjab.
• - the Swedish duet “Roxette” took first place in the American charts with the song “Joyride”.
• - 8 climbers died while climbing Everest from the southern slope.
• - World chess champion Garry Kasparov admitted defeat in a match with the IBM computer “Deep Blue”.
• - in Kazakhstan, a special unit “Sunkar” was created as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• - The billionth resident of this state, Asta Arora, was born in India.

XXI Century

• • Paul McCartney became the first rock musician to be honored with performing at the legendary Colosseum arena. Only 400 spectators attended the concert, tickets for which were sold at a special auction.
  • “Saliera” by Benvenuto Cellini was stolen from the Vienna Kunsthistorisches Museum.
• • The first PSP console was demonstrated to the public at a press conference held by Sony as part of E3 2004.
  • Legendary Argentine football player Diego Maradona has been admitted to the Castelar psychiatric clinic in the suburbs of Buenos Aires for treatment for drug addiction.
  • The longest reality show “Dom-2”, listed in the Guinness Book of Records, started on the TNT channel.
• - Russian Wikipedia has crossed the milestone of 1,000,000 articles.
• - Referendum on self-determination of the DPR

Born

Until the 19th century

• - Yakov Vilimovich Bruce (d.), Russian statesman and scientist, associate of Peter I, field marshal general, count, descended from a noble Scottish family.
• - Carl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchausen (d.), whose name has become a household name.
• - Pierre Gavinier (d.), French violinist, composer, teacher.
• - Johann Blumenbach (Johann Friedrich Blumenbach; d.), German physiologist, anatomist, founder of physical anthropology.
• - Grigory Ivanovich Ugryumov (d.), Russian historical painter and portrait painter.

19th century

• - Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin (d.), Russian painter and draftsman, art researcher, vice-president of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.
• - Nikolai Ivanovich Olkhovsky (d.), Russian vaudeville performer.
• - Nikolai Vladimirovich Maievsky , Russian mechanic and artillery scientist, one of the founders of external ballistics (d.).
• • Jean-Léon Gérôme (d.), French artist and sculptor, representative of academicism.
  • Alexander Borisovich Lakier (d.), legal historian and writer.
• - Jean Baptiste Carpeaux (d.), French sculptor, painter and draftsman.
• - Wilhelm Windelband (d.), German philosopher and historian of philosophy.
• • Ottmar Mergenthaler (d.), American inventor of German origin, who created the Linotype typesetting printing machine in 1884.
  • Albion Woodbury Small (d.), American sociologist, representative of Social Darwinism.
• - Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov (d.), composer, author of orchestral miniatures “Baba Yaga”, “Kikimora”, “Magic Lake”, professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
• - Nikolai Andreevich Panov (d.), Russian poet.
• - Ethel Lilian Voynich (née Boole; d.), English writer, author of The Gadfly. Born into the family of the famous English mathematician George Boole.
• - Theodor von Karman (d.), American scientist of Hungarian origin.
• - Joseph Marx (d.), Austrian composer and teacher.
• - Irving Berlin (real name Israel Isidorovich Balin; d.), American composer of Belarusian origin.
• • Paul Nash (d.), English painter.
  • Walter Haas (Walter A. Haas; d.), American businessman who made Levi Strauss & Co. prosperous. "
• - Margaret Rutherford (d.), English actress.
• - Martha Graham (Martha Graham; d.), American dancer, choreographer, teacher and director.
• - Jan Parandowski (d.), Polish writer and cultural historian, professor at the Catholic University of Lublin.
• - Josip Slavenski (d.) - Croatian and Yugoslav composer.
• - Cyprian (in the world Konstantin Eduardovich Kern; d.), professor-theologian, archimandrite, who left Russia for Yugoslavia in the 20s.

XX century

• - Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko (d.), Soviet military leader, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union.
• - Salvador Dali (d.), Spanish surrealist painter.
• - Vera Kazimirovna Ketlinskaya (d.), writer (novels “Courage”, “Under Siege”, etc.).
• - Vladimir Sergeevich Loktev (d.), conductor, teacher and composer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, creator and director of the Children's Song and Dance Ensemble.
• - Fuad Hasan oglu Abdurakhmanov (d.), monumental sculptor, people's artist of Azerbaijan. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Arts.
• - Camilo José Cela (d.), Spanish writer, laureate Nobel Prize 1989 (“The Family of Pasquale Duarte,” “The Beehive”).
• — Richard Phillips Feynman (d.), American theoretical physicist, winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics.
• - Anthony Hewish, English radio astronomer, research fellow at the Mallard Radio Astronomy Observatory at Cambridge (co-director); director, professor at Churchill College; Professor of Astronomy at Yale University and the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
• - Max Morlock (Maximilian "Max" Morlock; d.), German football player, 1954 world champion.
• - Mikhail Kolosov (d.), organic chemist.
• - Edsger Dijkstra (Edsger Wybe Dijkstra; d.), Dutch mathematician and programmer, pioneer of structured programming.
• - Valentino Garavani, Italian fashion designer, second representative of the dynasty.
• - Viktor Levashov, writer and playwright.
• • Georgy Shengelaya, film director, screenwriter, actor, People's Artist of Georgia (“Melodies of the Verian Quarter”, “Pirosmani”).
  • Vitaly Konyaev, Honored Artist of Russia, actor of the Maly Theater of Russia (“Clear Sky”, “Comrade Innokenty”).
• - Zhanna Trofimovna Prokhorenko, film actress.
• - Eric Burdon, English rock musician, vocalist of the group Animals.
• - Jan Englert, Polish film actor.
• - Yuri Semin, Russian football coach.
• - Frances Fisher, American actress.
• - Maria Sorte, Mexican actress (“My Second Mother”).
• • Natasha Richardson (d.), English actress.
  • Konstantin Meladze - producer, composer, poet, singer.
• - Christoph Schneider, drummer of the German band Rammstein.
• - Mark Neveldine, American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.
• - Benoit Magimel, French film actor, winner of the Cannes Film Festival prize for best actor.
• - Isolda Ishkhanishvili, former member of the Lyceum trio.
• - Laetitia Casta, French fashion model and actress.
• - Andres Iniesta, Spanish footballer, central attacking midfielder, playing for Barcelona and the Spanish national team. European champion (,), world champion.
• - Abou Diaby, French midfielder who plays for the English club Arsenal and the French national team.
• - Agnia Ditkovskite, Russian actress.

Died

Until the 19th century

• - Leo VI the Wise or Philosopher (b.), Byzantine emperor from the Macedonian dynasty ( - gg.).
• — Eutyches of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria, author of a short general history(from the creation of the world to 937).
• - Jules Hardouin-Mansart (b.), French architect, chief court architect under King Louis XIV. He completed the construction of Versailles, among his creations are also the Cathedral of the Invalides in Paris, Place des Victories and Place Vendôme.

19th century

• - Johann Wilhelm Eduard D'Alton (b.), German anatomist, father of Johann Samuel Eduard.
• — François Eugene Vidocq (b.), founder of the French criminal police.
• - Johann Friedrich Hermann Albers (b.), German physician, founder and director of a psychiatric clinic.
• - Goba, Samuel, religious leader, Protestant bishop in Jerusalem (b.).
• - Marian Langiewicz, Polish revolutionary.

XX century

• - Max Reger (b.), German composer, pianist, organist.
• - Lev Etienne (b.), Soviet military intelligence officer, hero Soviet Union.
• - Marcella Albani, Italian silent film actress.
• — Herbert Gasser (b.), American physiologist, winner of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, jointly with Joseph Erlanger.
• - Lev Sheinin, Russian screenwriter, novelist and playwright.
• - Grigory Mikhailovich Kozintsev, film director.
• - Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect.
• 1976 - Serafima Germanovna Birman (b.), actress (“Man with a Gun,” “Ivan the Terrible”), theater director.
• - Bob Marley (real name Robert Nesta Marley) (b.), Jamaican reggae musician.
• - Alexander Ilyich Ganzburg (b.), participant of the Great Patriotic War, head of all electrical installation work at Metrostroy in the 30s, head of many construction trusts in the USSR.
• - Kim Philby, double agent.
• - Venedikt Erofeev (b.), writer.

XXI Century

• - Douglas Adams (b.), English writer, playwright and screenwriter, author of humorous works of fiction.

Folk calendar

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