Day of Remembrance for participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant – the most interesting events on December 14 on Athletistic.
December 14 is the 348th (349th in a leap year) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 17 days left before the end of the year.
What holidays are there on December 14 in Ukraine and in the world?
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Day of Remembrance for participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
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World Monkey Day.

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What events happened on December 14 in Ukraine and in the world
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1819 – Alabama becomes the 22nd US state.
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1900 – birthday of quantum mechanics. Max Planck gave a presentation to the German Physical Society on the radiation law he developed.
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1901 – The first table tennis tournament was held in London.
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1903 – In Kitty Hawk (North Carolina), the Wright brothers made the first attempt to fly an airplane they designed.
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1911 – man first conquered the South Pole.
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1918 – Hetman Pavel Skoropadsky abdicates power in favor of the Director of the UPR.
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1935 – Kiev Operetta Theater opens with the premiere of the operetta Kazhan by J. Strauss on the site of the former Trinity People’s House.
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1947 – the match between Real Madrid and Belenenses Lisbon, which ended in a 3:1 victory for the hosts, opened the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
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1949 – Jerusalem is declared the capital of Israel.
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1950 – The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees is established.
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1955 – The People’s Republic of Albania, Austria, People’s Republic of Bulgaria, Cambodia, Ceylon, Finland, the Hungarian People’s Republic, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Laos, United Kingdom of Libya, Nepal, Portugal, People’s Republic of Romania and became members of the UN is Spain.
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1960 – The Convention establishing the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is signed in Paris.
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1962 – the American automatic interplanetary station Mariner 2 becomes the first device to fly to Venus.
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1989 – Roman Gnatyshyn is appointed Governor General of Canada.
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1996 – No Doubt’s song Don’t Speak topped the American charts for 11 weeks.
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2004 – the highest bridge-viaduct, Millau, was opened in the south of France.
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2008 – 29-year-old journalist of the Egyptian Al-Baghdadia TV channel Muntazar Al Zeidi threw a shoe at American President George W. Bush with the words “This is my farewell kiss for you, dog!”
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2009 – the world’s first mobile network based on Long Term Evolution technology was launched in the center of Stockholm.
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2012 – The Sandy Hook shooting occurred.
Who was born on December 14
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1850 – Nikolai Kuznetsov, Ukrainian painter and graphic artist.
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1949 – Cliff Williams, rock musician, guitarist (AC/DC).
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1972 – Gennady Bilichenko, SBU captain, the first soldier killed in the war in Donbass, Hero of Ukraine (posthumously).
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1988 – Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer.
Who has name day today? Apollo, Zosima, Hilarion, Hypatius, Levko, Leonidas and Philemon.

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What not to do on December 14
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You should never leave the house without washing your face.
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You can’t curse or destroy.
Folk signs and traditions for December 14
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blue clouds are seen above the forest – expect snow;
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the wind blows in one direction, but the clouds float in the other direction – in cloudy and snowy weather;
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the weather changes during the day – until it melts;
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frost at night – to snowfall during the day.

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