Today, August 5, 2024, is International Traffic Light Day. There are 148 days left before the New Year.
August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days left before the end of the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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World Oyster Day.
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International Traffic Light Day.
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Lingerie Day.
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What happened on August 5
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1420 – The Czech camps present their own program, which calls for the destruction of luxury, moral evil, and the abolition of icon worship.
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1583 – English navigator Humphrey Gilbert declared the island of Newfoundland to be the property of the Kingdom of England.
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1772 – the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth took place.
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1789 – Serfdom is abolished in the Kingdom of France.
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1884 – The cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty in New York is laid.
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1858 – The first transatlantic telegraph opens.
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1886 – the first Ukrainian newspaper, “Amerika,” was published in the United States.
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1914 – The world’s first electric traffic lights are installed in Cleveland.
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1924 – Polygamy is banned in Turkey.
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1965 – War begins between India and Pakistan.
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1991 – Sergei Bubka set a world record with a pole vault of 6 m 10 cm.
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2022 – the Award of the President of Ukraine “For the Defense of Ukraine” was established.
Who was born on August 5
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1903 – Boris Gmyrya, Ukrainian singer-bass.
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1933 – Vasyl Chebanik, an outstanding Ukrainian graphic artist, calligrapher and teacher.
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1968 – Oleg Luzhny, Ukrainian football player, former captain of the Ukrainian national football team.
What is today’s name day? Efim, Ivan, Maria, Daria, Christina.
Folk signs and traditions for August 5
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The weather gives an indication of what December will be like.
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Frogs knock loudly – to improve the weather.
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The water in the river is bubbling – expect rain every other day.
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Clouds are low over the forest – pick mushrooms.
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