Significant events of May. Memorable and significant dates in May. May - International Museum Day
We present to your attention a calendar significant events and memorable dates celebrated in May. Don't miss the most important days in your life and the life of our country!
- 325 years ago, the first warship in Russia was launched, the beginning of the creation Russian fleet (1692);
- 305 years ago, Peter I moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg (1712);
- 190 years ago, Russian artist O.A. Kiprensky created one of the first lifetime portraits of A.S. Pushkin (1827);
- 150 years ago the Red Cross Society in Russia was founded (1867);
- 105 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Pravda was published (1912);
- The Russian Book Chamber was founded 100 years ago (1917);
- 95 years ago the first issue of the Young Guard magazine was published (1922);
- 95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Physical Culture and Sports” was published (1922);
- 75 years ago, the Order of the Patriotic War, I and II degrees, was established (1942);
May 1, 2017 - Spring and Labor Day. The first of May, International Workers' Day, was celebrated in Russian Empire since 1890 B Russian Federation celebrated as the Spring and Labor Festival.
May 5, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov, hydrographer, conqueror of the North (1877-1914);
May 9, 2017 - Victory Day Soviet Union above Nazi Germany in Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
May 10, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Galina Nikolaevna Shcherbakova (1932-2010); “You never dreamed of it,” “The door to someone else’s life”;
May 13, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the American science fiction writer Roger Joseph Zelazny; (1937-1995) “Prince of Light”, “Island of the Dead”, “Dream Creator”;
May 15, 2017 is International Day of Families, established by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
May 16, 2017 - 200 years since the birth of Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov, historian (1817-1885);
May 16, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet Igor Severyanin (Igor Vasilyevich Lotarev); (1887-1941);
May 17, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian writer and literary critic Evgenia Aleksandrovna Taratuta (1912-2005);
May 21, 2017 - Polar Explorer's Day (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin No. 502 of May 21, 2013 “On Polar Explorer's Day” in recognition of the merits of people in this profession).
May 21, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Maya Ivanovna Borisova (1932-1996);
May 21, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Teffi (n.f. Lokhvitskaya); (1872-1952) “House without Fire”, “Unliving Beast”;
May 27, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Andrei Georgievich Bitov (b. 1937);
May 27, 2017 - European Neighborhood Day. The holiday was founded in 2000 in Paris, which is celebrated annually on the last Friday of May.
May 27, 2017 - All-Russian Library Day. Established in 1995 by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
May 28, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet, artist, literary critic Maximilian Aleksandrovich Voloshin (1877-1932);
May 29, 2017 - 230 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov (1787-1855);
May 29, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nikolai Nikolaevich Plavilshchikov (1892-1962);
May 30, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov (1892-1975);
May 30, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian songwriter Lev Ivanovich Oshanin (1912-1996);
May 31, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov, artist (1862-1942);
May 31, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky (1892-1968);
The May calendar of dates is not so easily prepared, but because of its importance, because it contains significant and memorable dates Russia in May 2019 and which all Russians should know and remember, because this is our history, both near and far. In any case, we must remember the memorable and significant dates of our country, in particular what the calendar dates will be in May 2019, what is so remarkable about this month in our history, what it has contributed to the development and formation of Russia.
Each country has different dates, anniversaries and memorable ones, both of quite significant significance, at the state level, and less significant, for example, at the local level of value and reverence, of a certain community, region, region or city. On any of the memorable dates and anniversaries, we treat with special respect, especially those of them that, with their significance, left an indelible mark on history and influenced the historical course of development of the Russian Federation.
Calendar of memorable and significant dates May 2019
In order to know exactly about the dates of May 2019, when in Russia there are memorable and significant dates for the country, a calendar of such dates has been prepared, which contains all the days that are significant for the country, which you will then have pleasure in getting acquainted with, because you It’s not for nothing that they’re on this page, which means you’re interested in learning about them.
Next, you will become acquainted not only with the dates of May 2019, the calendar of memorable and significant dates of the Russian Federation, but also learn about the holidays of this month and all others, of state and religious significance, as well as professional, which is also important for many of those Russians who always celebrates her professional day with pleasure.
Dates of May 2019, Russian date calendar in May
95 years since the birth of the Russian writer-naturalist I. Akimushkin (1924-1993)
May 2 - 290th birthday Russian empress Catherine II (1729-1796)
160th anniversary of the birth of the English writer J. C. Jerome (1859-1927)
95 years since the birth of the writer V.P. Astafieva (1924-2001)
– Day of the Sun
– Diver’s Day (since 2002)
May 8 – World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (movement founded in 1863)
275 years since the birth of the Russian educator N.I. Novikova (1744-1818)
115 years since the birth of Soviet actor B.N. Livanova (1904-1972)
May 9 is the Day of Military Glory of Russia. Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
95 years since the birth of the poet and playwright B. Sh. Okudzhava (1924-1997)
May 10 - 95 years since the birth of poetess Yu.V. Drunina (1924-1991)
May 11 - 155 years since the birth of the English writer E.L. Voynich (1864-1960)
115 years since the birth of the Spanish artist S. Dali (1904-1989)
May 15 - 160 years since the birth of the French physicist P. Curie (1859-1906)
May 20 - 220 years since the birth of the French writer O. de Balzac (1799-1850)
May 21 – World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
95 years since the birth of the Russian writer B.L. Vasilyeva (1924-2013)
May 22 - 160 years since the birth of the English writer A. Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
95 years since the birth of the French composer and actor Charles Aznavour (1924)
May 22 – International Day of Biological Diversity (ecological date)
– European Parks Day
240 years since the birth of the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
May 29 - 145 years since the birth of the English writer G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
May 30 - 85 years since the birth of the Soviet pilot-cosmonaut A.A. Leonova (1934)
– Day of the Russian Bar
200 years since the birth of the American poet W. Whitman (1819-1892)
120 years since the birth of the writer and playwright L.M. Leonova (1899-1994)
May 2019 calendar
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Holidays in 2019 (with days off)
May 1 – Spring and Labor Festival.
On May 1, 1918, a general military parade of the troops of the Moscow garrison with an air celebration took place in Moscow on the Khodynskoye Field - the first nationwide review of the new army in the history of Soviet Russia.
On May 1, 1921, the first postal and passenger airline Moscow - Orel - Kharkov was opened on Ilya Muromets aircraft.
On May 2, 1913, Hero of the Soviet Union, Army General I.N., was born. Shkadov.
In 1972–1987 - Head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the USSR Ministry of Defense.
On May 2, 1920, Vladimir Lenin wrote the phrase “ We will come to the victory of communist labor».
May 2, 1982 - Falklands War.
The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror (S48) sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. (ARA General Belgrano). 323 dead.
On May 2, 2011, US intelligence agencies eliminated terrorist No. 1 Osama bin Laden.
May 3 - World Press Freedom Day,
International Sun Day.
On May 3, 1923, Hero of the Soviet Union Marshal of the Soviet Union S.F. was born. Akhromeev. In 1984–1988 - Chief of the General Staff - 1st Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR.
May 3, 1932 - the first flight of the MBR-2 flying boat by G.M. Beriev.
May 5—Easter. Europe Day. Diver's Day.
Soviet Press Day.
May 6 - Day of St. George the Victorious (Russia, Georgia, Bulgaria). Yuryev day.
On May 6, 1943, the State Defense Committee decided to form the 1st Polish Division named after. T. Kosciuszko.
On May 6, 1986, an accident was announced at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
May 7 - Creation Day Armed Forces Republic of Kazakhstan. Day of the creation of the Russian Armed Forces. Radio day. Day of the signalman and specialist of the radio technical service of the Navy.
May 7, 1915 - The German submarine U-20 attacked the English passenger ship Lusitania; 1,198 passengers died.
May 8 is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.
Czech Republic, Victory Day. May 9 – Day of Military Glory. 68th anniversary of the Victory Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.
On May 10, 1915, returning from another raid on the Black Sea, the Moltke-class battlecruiser Sultan Selim Grozny (Turkey. Yavuz Sultan Selim) collided with a squadron of five Russian battleships waiting for him at the entrance to the Bosphorus. The artillery duel began at a distance of 16 km. "Yavuz Sultan Selim" received several hits in the armor belt and the starboard casemate; In the Russian squadron, the battleships “Three Saints” and “John Chrysostom” received significant damage. As a result of the battle, the cruiser was unable to get to the base and was forced to return to the Black Sea.
On May 10, 1956, by government decree, tuition fees were abolished in senior secondary schools and universities of the USSR. Tuition in capital schools cost 200 rubles per year; in provincial – 150. For studying at the institute - 400 rubles in Moscow, Leningrad and the capitals of the union republics, and 300 in other cities. The annual payment approximately corresponded to the average monthly nominal salary of Soviet workers: in 1940 it amounted to 338 rubles per month.
On May 11, 1900, the cruiser Aurora was launched at the St. Petersburg plant “New Admiralty” (the future “Admiralty Shipyards”).
On May 11, 1937, the Northern Military Flotilla was transformed into the Northern Fleet.
may 13 - 230 years Black Sea Fleet (since 1783).
On May 15, 1988, the withdrawal of the Limited contingent began Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
On May 17, 1916, the submarine "Wolf" sank three German ships during a military campaign off the coast of Sweden. The most effective combat campaign of the Russian submarine during the First World War.
May 18— 310 years of the Baltic Fleet(since 1703).International Museum Day.
May 18, 1704 - foundation of the naval fortress of Kronstadt.
May 21st - 282 years Pacific Fleet (in 1731, the Decree on the creation of the port of Okhotsk). Military Translator Day. Chilean Navy Day.
International Space Day.
May 21, 1853 - launching of the 84 cannon ship "Empress Maria", the flagship of Vice Admiral P.S. Nakhimov in the Battle of Sinop.
On May 21, 2007, a fire occurred on the world famous clipper ship Cutty Sark, seriously damaging the ship.
May 22 – 70th anniversary of the newspaper of the Eastern Military District “Suvorov Onslaught”.
May 24 - Day Slavic writing and culture.
May 25 is Africa Day.
May 26 - Chemist's Day (last Sunday of the month).
May 27 - 310 years ago, at the mouth of the Neva on Hare Island, the foundation was founded. Peter-Pavel's Fortress. All-Russian Library Day. Day of Remembrance of Lost Sailors in Battle of Tsushima Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905
May 28 is Border Guard Day.
May 29 - Trans-Siberian Railway.
May 31, 1943 By resolution of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, political departments in MTS and state farms, having completed their tasks, were liquidated. Their functions - organizational party and mass political work in the countryside - were assigned to local party bodies.
Prepared by Vladimir Pelevin.
May 1, 2018 - Spring and Labor Day. The first of May, the day of international workers' solidarity, has been celebrated in the Russian Empire since 1890. In the Russian Federation it is celebrated as the Spring and Labor Festival;
May 2, 2018- 115 years since the birth of Benjamin Spock, American scientist, doctor, teacher (1903–1998);
May 3, 2018- World Press Freedom Day. Celebrated by UNESCO since 1991;
May 5, 2018 - 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx, German thinker and public figure (1818–1883);
May 5, 2018 - 100 years since the birth of A.M. Obukhov, Russian geophysicist, mathematician, mechanics, academician (1918–1989);
May 5, 2018 - 90 years since the birth of A.S. Ivanov, modern Russian writer (1928–1999);
May 6, 2018 - 260 years since the birth of M. Robespierre, a leader of the Great French Revolution (1758–1794);
May 6, 2018 - 160 years since the birth of A.S. Stepanov, Russian painter (1858–1923);
May 6, 2018 - 110 years since the birth of N.F. Gastello, Russian pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1908 - 1941);
May 6, 2018 - 100 years since the birth of M.N. Alekseev, modern Russian writer (1918–2007);
May 6, 2018 - 95 years since the birth of V.A. Etush, Russian actor, teacher (1923);
May 6, 2018 - 85 years since the birth of V.Ya. Lakshin, Russian literary critic, writer (1933–1993);
May 7, 2018 - 185 years since the birth of J. Brahms, German composer (1833–1897);
May 7, 2018 - 115 years since the birth of N.A. Zabolotsky, Russian poet (1903–1958);
May 8, 2018 - 350 years since the birth of Alain René Lesage (1668–1747), French writer;
May 8, 2018 - 115 years since the birth of Fernandel (1903–1971), French film actor;
May 8-9, 2018 - Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation, dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Second World War;
May 9, 2018 - Victory Day of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945);
May 10, 2018 - 160 years since the birth of I. A. Shlyapkin (1858–1918), Russian historian, bibliophile;
May 12, 2018 - 85 years since the birth of A.A. Voznesensky (1933–2010), modern Russian poet;
May 14, 2018 - 130 years since the birth of N.M. Strelnikov (1888–1939), Russian composer;
May 14, 2018 - 95 years since the birth of T.V. Likhotal (1923–2010), modern Russian writer;
May 14, 2018 - 90 years since the birth of S.L. Prokofieva (1928), children's writer;
May 15, 2018 - International Day of Families, established by the UN General Assembly in 1993;
May 15, 2018 - 170 years since the birth of V.M. Vasnetsov (1848–1926), Russian painter;
May 17, 2018 - 145 years since the birth of Henri Barbusse (1873–1935), French writer and public figure;
May 18, 2018 - 150 years since the birth of Nicholas II (1868–1918), Russian Emperor;
May 19, 2018 - 135 years since the birth of A.S. Zernova (1883–1964), Russian bibliologist, bibliographer;
May 19, 2018 - 130 years since the birth of V.M. Konashevich (1888–1963), illustrator;
May 19, 2018 - 115 years since the birth of N.M. Romadin (1903–1987), Russian painter;
May 21, 2018 - Polar Explorer Day (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin No. 502 dated May 21, 2013 “On Polar Explorer Day” in recognition of the merits of people in this profession);
May 21, 2018 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development;
May 22, 2018 - International Day of Biological Diversity (celebrated since 2001);
May 22, 2018 - 205 years since the birth of Richard Wagner (1813–1883), German composer, conductor;
May 22, 2018 - 105 years since the birth of N.V. Bogoslovsky (1913 – 2004), Russian composer;
May 22, 2018 - 115 years since the birth of B.M. Vula (1903–1985), Russian physicist, academician;
May 24, 2018 - International Day of Nature Reserves / initiated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature /;
May 24, 2018 - Personnel Officer Day /celebrated in Russia since 2005 on the initiative of the All-Russian Personnel Congress/ (unofficial holiday);
May 25, 2018 - 215th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American philosopher;
May 25, 2018 - 215 years since the birth of Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873), English novelist, playwright;
May 26, 2018 - 80 years since the birth of L.S. Petrushevskaya (1938), Russian writer;
May 26, 2018 - 110 years since the birth of A.N. Arbuzov (1908–1986), modern Russian playwright;
May 26, 2018 - 190 years since the birth of B.N. Chicherin (1828–1904), Russian philosopher, sociologist, historian and lawyer;
May 27, 2018 - 115 years since the birth of E.A. Blaginina (1903–1989), children's poetess;
May 27, 2018 - European Neighborhood Day. The holiday was founded in 2000 in Paris, which is celebrated annually on the last Friday of May;
May 27, 2018 - All-Russian Library Day. Established in 1995 by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation;
May 29, 2018 - 65 years since the birth of A.G. Abdulov (1953–2008), Russian actor;
May 31, 2018 - 280 years since the birth of M.F. Kazakov (1738–1812), Russian architect;
May 31, 2018 - 85 years since the birth of G.I. Burkov (1933–1990), Russian actor;
We bring to your attention a calendar of significant and memorable dates May 2017, which contains not only historical, cultural, patriotic and international holidays, but also anniversary dates, And significant events.
- 325 years ago, the first warship in Russia was launched, the creation of the Russian fleet began (1692);
- 305 years ago, Peter I moved the capital from Moscow to St. Petersburg (1712);
- 190 years ago, Russian artist O.A. Kiprensky created one of the first lifetime portraits of A.S. Pushkin (1827);
- 150 years ago the Red Cross Society in Russia was founded (1867);
- 105 years ago the first issue of the newspaper Pravda was published (1912);
- The Russian Book Chamber was founded 100 years ago (1917);
- 95 years ago the first issue of the Young Guard magazine was published (1922);
- 95 years ago the first issue of the magazine “Physical Culture and Sports” was published (1922);
- 75 years ago, the Order of the Patriotic War, I and II degrees, was established (1942);
May 1, 2017 - Spring and Labor Day. The first of May, the day of international workers' solidarity, has been celebrated in the Russian Empire since 1890. In the Russian Federation it is celebrated as the Spring and Labor Festival.
May 5, 2017 - 140 years since the birth of Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov, hydrographer, conqueror of the North (1877-1914);
May 9, 2017 - Victory Day of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
May 10, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Galina Nikolaevna Shcherbakova (1932-2010); “You never dreamed of it,” “The door to someone else’s life”;
May 13, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the American science fiction writer Roger Joseph Zelazny; (1937-1995) “Prince of Light”, “Island of the Dead”, “Dream Creator”;
May 15, 2017 - International Day of Families, established by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
May 16, 2017 - 200 years since the birth of Nikolai Ivanovich Kostomarov, historian (1817-1885);
May 16, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet Igor Severyanin (Igor Vasilyevich Lotarev); (1887-1941);
May 17, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian writer and literary critic Evgenia Aleksandrovna Taratuta (1912-2005);
May 21, 2017 - Polar Explorer's Day (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin No. 502 of May 21, 2013 “On Polar Explorer's Day” in recognition of the merits of people in this profession).
May 21, 2017 - 85 years since the birth of the Russian writer Maya Ivanovna Borisova (1932-1996);
May 21, 2017 - 145 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Teffi (n. f. Lokhvitskaya); (1872-1952) “House without Fire”, “Unliving Beast”;
May 27, 2017 - 80 years since the birth of the Russian writer Andrei Georgievich Bitov (b. 1937);
May 27, 2017 - European Neighborhood Day. The holiday was founded in 2000 in Paris, which is celebrated annually on the last Friday of May.
May 27, 2017 - All-Russian Library Day. Established in 1995 by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
May 28, 2017 - 130 years since the birth of the Russian poet, artist, literary critic Maximilian Aleksandrovich Voloshin (1877-1932);
May 29, 2017 - 230 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Nikolaevich Batyushkov (1787-1855);
May 29, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Nikolai Nikolaevich Plavilshchikov (1892-1962);
May 30, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov (1892-1975);
May 30, 2017 - 105 years since the birth of the Russian songwriter Lev Ivanovich Oshanin (1912-1996);
May 31, 2017 - 155 years since the birth of Mikhail Vasilyevich Nesterov, artist (1862-1942);
May 31, 2017 - 125 years since the birth of the Russian writer Konstantin Georgievich Paustovsky (1892-1968);
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