Pink Flamingo Day and Midsummer Day, obtaining a patent for a saxophone and the birthday of football player Zinedine Zidane are the most interesting events in Athletistic material.
In the Gregorian calendar, June 23 is the 174th day of 2023. There are 191 days left in the year.
What holidays is June 23
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International Olympic Day Established to commemorate the continuation of the Olympic Games with a modern interpretation. The idea of creating this holiday is to spread information about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and calling all people to enter for sports, regardless of race, age, height, physiological characteristics of a person, sports skills and social status.
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United Nations Public Service Day
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International Whistleblower Day. Its main task is to draw public attention to the important role of whistle-blowers in the fight against corruption.
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International Widows Day. In many countries, widowhood is a stigma and considered dishonorable. In some cultures, widows are considered cursed and associated with witchcraft. Widows are subject to ostracism, harassment and various forms of violence. For example, a study by Help Age International found that in Tanzania, hundreds of elderly women, mostly widows, were murdered on charges of witchcraft.
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A day without sin
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Secret Message Day
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Birthday of the typewriter. The first typewriter was patented by Christopher Scholes on June 23, 1868, after which he transferred his rights to Phil Remington, who released his famous Remington No. 1 in 1873.
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Public Service Day in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan.
What happened on June 23
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1771 – in Spain, during a bullfight, the first matador died – Jose Candido Exposito.
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1803 – Robert Fulton demonstrated the first steam-powered ship on the Seine River.
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1846 – Belgian Adolphe Sax receives a patent for the saxophone.
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1860 – The US Secret Service is formed.
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1865 – The American Civil War ends.
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1868 – Christopher Lethem Scholes of Wisconsin patented the typewriter. It was the size of a large table, its keyboard was like a piano, the typewriter typed only in capital letters, and the printer did not see the result of its work, because the paper was under the tablet.
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1888 – at the printer’s festival in the French city of Lille, the working choir performed for the first time International. The song, written by the Communard poet Eugène Pottier immediately after the defeat of the Paris Commune, was set to music by the laborer Pierre Degeyter 17 years later. Before 1944 International is the anthem of the Soviet Union.
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1894 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was formed in Paris on the initiative of Pierre de Coubertin.
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1925 – First ascent of Canada’s highest peak and North America’s second highest peak, Mount Logan, by a group of climbers that included Albert McCarthy, William Foster, Andy Taylor, Norman Reed, Allen Karp, and Frederic Labmerth.
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1998 – the world’s first human brain cell transplant was performed.
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2022 – The European Council officially grants Ukraine and Moldova candidate status for EU accession.
Who was born on June 23
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1855 – Lydia Tserasskaya, astronomer who discovered 219 interchangeable stars.
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1889 – Anna Akhmatova (real name Gorenko), poet, translator, literary critic.
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1912 – Alan Mathison Turing, English mathematician, developer of the first computers.
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1965 – Valery Meladze, singer.
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1972 – Zinedine Zidane, French footballer, world champion (1998) and European (2000), best football player in the world (1998, 2000, 2003).
Town and church holidays
Today is the Memorial Day of St. Bassian, Bishop of Lavdia. He was born in Sicily in Syracuse, in the family of Sergei, the prefect of the city. He was sent to Rome to continue his studies, where he was converted to the Lord by a priest named Jordan.
June 23 is a holiday that came down to us from distant pagan times, which is still celebrated by people in Europe – Ivan’s Day. It is called differently in different countries. In Norway, the holiday is named after John the Baptist – Jonsok. Another name for the holiday – Jonsvaka (Jonsvoko) – comes from the name Johan and the verb vake – “not to sleep”.
Traditions and rituals
Midsummer Night is the happiest national holiday. This is the moment when a person feels one with nature, with the surrounding world. And if everything is blooming around – then how can you not sing and have fun? Shouts, gunshots and loud songs mark the beginning of the holiday. The raucous celebration did not subside until dawn. The main treat is rommegrot sweet milk porridge. Ivanov’s night is not complete without drinking parties, which in ancient times also had a sacred meaning, taking place in the glory of the gods.
Also, Timothy the Mouser. In the Orthodox calendar, this day is dedicated to the memory of Hieromartyr Timothy of Prussia, Bishop. Other names of the holiday: Timothy, Timothy’s Day, Sign, Ghost Day.
On June 23, various natural phenomena occurred that people considered as a sign of something. Hence the name of the day – the Sign.
Signs
- The rainbow on this day portends a hungry year
- If there is a drought in Timothy, do not expect much from this day
- Timothy’s signs threaten a storm
Who has a birthday today?
Name days on June 23 are celebrated by: Alexander, Antonina, Vasily, Wanda, Ivan, Joseph, Timothy, Feofan.
Source: korrespondent
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