Snow Day, Children’s Invention Day and Polyakova’s birthday – about these and other interesting holidays and events on January 17 at Athletistic.
In the Gregorian calendar, January 17 is the 17th day of the year. There are 349 days left in the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
- World Snow Day
- International Mentoring Day
- Children’s Invention Day

What events happened in Ukraine and in the world
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1949 – Nagsimula sa Estados Unidos ang paglilitis sa mga pinuno ng Partido Komunista ng Estados Unidos. Si American President D. Eisenhower ang unang bumalangkas ng konsepto ng military-industrial complex.
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1966 – sa Spain, bilang resulta ng pag-crash ng isang bomber ng US, 4 na bomba ng hydrogen ang nawala (dalawa ang nahulog sa mga bukid at nakontamina ang daan-daang ektarya ng radiation, at dalawa sa dagat).
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1969 – Inilabas ng The Beatles ang Yellow Submarine.
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1987 – Ang Women’s Council of Ukraine ay nilikha.
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1991 – Nagsimula ang Operation Desert Storm – napakalaking pambobomba sa imprastraktura ng Iraq bilang bahagi ng operasyon ng militar sa Persian Gulf ng 1990-1991.
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1992 – Kinilala ng Republic of Equatorial Guinea ang kalayaan ng Ukraine.
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2000 – Inihayag ng rehimeng Taliban sa Afghanistan ang pagkilala nito sa kalayaan ng Chechnya.
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2010 – naganap ang unang round ng halalan sa pagkapangulo sa Ukraine (ang pangalawa – Pebrero 7).
Who was born on January 17
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1962 – Jim Carrey, American film actor.
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1979 – Olya Polyakova, Ukrainian singer.
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1979 – Oleg Lisogor, Ukrainian swimmer.
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1980 – Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dancer, Latin dance champion, choreographer, instructor, TV presenter and film actor.
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1984 – Alexander Vdovichenko, officer of the Security Service of Ukraine, participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hero of Ukraine.
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1987 – Alexander Usik, Ukrainian professional boxer.
Town and church holidays
In the church calendar there is a day of memory of Anthony the Great. He is considered the founder of the cloistered clergy. Anthony was born in Egypt to a wealthy Christian family. Therefore, from early childhood the boy was brought up according to the rules of faith. After the death of his parents, Anthony distributed all his property to the poor, and he himself began to live in a cave, where he prayed. The monk founded a monastery, but very rarely there.
What not to do
- Spinning, knitting, or making handicrafts is prohibited.
- You should not strain yourself physically, such as lifting anything heavy.
- Do not touch sharp objects.
Signs
- Snow – in late spring;
- In the afternoon the sun came out from behind the clouds – spring will come early;
- If the weather is warm, then the frost will hit in the coming days;
- A windless and clear day means heavy snowfall;
- It will be cloudy at night – there will be a large grain harvest this year.
Who has a birthday today?
Name days on January 17th are celebrated by: Anton, Anthony, Egor, Yuri, Georgy, Ivan, Antonina.

Source: korrespondent

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