Today, August 13, 2024, is World Left-Handers Day. There are 140 days left before the New Year.
August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days left before the end of the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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International Day of Left Handers.
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What happened on August 13
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3113 BC e – according to the Indian May calendar, the world was created on this day.
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1624 – King Louis XIII of France appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his first minister – chairman of the royal council.
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1642 – Christiaan Huygens finds an ice cap at the south pole of Mars.
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1876 - The opening of a theater in Bayreuth for the performance of the works of Richard Wagner.
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1899 – American inventor William Graham was granted a patent for a pay telephone.
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1907 – The first taxis appear in New York.
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1932 – Marconi first tests shortwave radio in Rome.
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1941 – The Women’s Army Corps is created in Canada.
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1964 – The last execution in Britain takes place.
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2014 – Ukrainian forces take over ATO n. Khryaschevate village and completion of operational encirclement of occupied Lugansk for its further liberation.
Who was born on August 13
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1979 – Ekaterina Buzhinskaya, Ukrainian singer, Honored Artist of Ukraine.
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1976 – Anna Bortyuk, Ukrainian teacher, Hero of Ukraine.
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1984 – Elena Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player.
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Whose birthday is today?: Alexey, Vasily, Ivan, Konstantin, Maxim, Nikolay, Tikhon, Yakov, Evdokia, Oksana.
Folk signs and traditions for August 13
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There are rings throughout the moon – the weather will change.
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A young moon and a red color means that the weather will be humid.
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A calm wind means dry and warm weather, a storm means September will be rainy.
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There are many mushrooms in the forest – expect a large harvest of bread next year.
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