International Day to Help the Poor and Ukrainian Bar Day – about them and the most interesting events on December 19 at Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, December 19 is the 353rd day of the year. There are 12 days left before the end of the year.
- International Day of Aid to the Poor
- Ukrainian Advocacy Day
Advocacy Day // Photo: pixabay.com
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1974 – The Altair 8800, a homemade computer kit priced at $397, went on sale in US stores.
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1980 – Taras Shevchenko, Petrovka and Prospekt Korniychuk (now Obolon) stations of Kyiv metro opened.
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1981 – Kyiv metro stations Leo Tolstoy Square (now Square of Ukrainian Heroes) and the Republican Stadium (now Olympic) were opened.
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1984 – in Beijing, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Chinese Premier Zhao Jiyang signed an agreement to return the British colony of Hong Kong to Chinese jurisdiction in 1997, subject to the preservation of the capitalist system there for the next 50 years.
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1986 – Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev orders the release of prominent human rights activist Andrei Sakharov and his wife Elena Bonner from exile in Gorky, a city closed to foreigners.
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1991 – Sweden recognizes Ukraine’s independence.
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1997 – premiere of the American film Titanic. Within 25 days of its release, the film will recoup its massive $200 million budget.
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1997 – MTV bans the Prodigy video, believing that the Smack My Bitch Up video undermines public morals.
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2001 – the film The Fellowship of the Ring is released – a film adaptation of the first part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien.
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2016 – PrivatBank became state property.
Olimpiyskaya metro station // Photo: Wikipedia
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1915 – Edith Piaf, French singer, “voice of Paris.”
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1919 – Nikolai Lukash, outstanding Ukrainian translator.
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1920 – Nikolai Rudenko, Ukrainian poet, writer, philosopher, human rights activist, founder of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group (UHG).
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1946 – Faithfull Marianne, English singer and actress.
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1959 – Maria Matios, Ukrainian writer (Natsiya, Sladka Darusya…)
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1963 – Til Schweiger , German actor, director and producer (Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, Lara Croft).
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1964 – Béatrice Dahl, French actress (A Woman’s Revenge, Desire, Night on Earth).
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1964 – Arvydas Sabonis, Soviet and Lithuanian basketball player, one of the best centers in the world in the 1980s.
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1969 – Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Azerbaijani jazz pianist, singer and composer.
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1972 – Alyssa Milano, American actress.
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1974 – Midge Amor, bass guitarist of the Finnish band HIM
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1975 – Vladimir Kristovsky, leader of the Umaturman group.
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1980 – Jake Gyllengall, American actor (Start Code, The Day After Tomorrow, Brokeback Mountain).
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1989 – Ekaterina Pavlichenko, Ukrainian statesman, official of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
According to the new style, December 19 in the church calendar is the day of remembrance of St. Gregory. He was born in the city of Mediolan and served as a deacon. One day he saw a hermit who predicted that Gregory would become a bishop. The man advised Gregory to go to Alexandria. At that time, the Ethiopian king waged war against the Amirite king and, when he defeated the Amirite army, he began to establish the Christian faith in the conquered lands. It was then that Gregory accepted the rank of bishop in order to convert the people to Christianity.
On this day you are not allowed to work hard, it is better to rest. You can not take out garbage in your house, because with it you can throw away your happiness. Also, you should not wear old clothes – otherwise, you may find yourself in a difficult situation.
- If the weather is warm in the morning, the rye harvest will be large.
- A starry night means a good harvest of berries.
- Frost on the trees means a good year for agricultural work.
- It is snowing – expect a large wheat harvest next year.
Name days on December 19 are celebrated by Grigory, Ilya, Timofey, and Aglaya.
Name day December 19 // Photo: pixabay.com
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