Today, August 15, 2024, is the Day of the Archaeologist in Ukraine. There are 138 days until the New Year.
August 15 is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 138 days left before the end of the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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Archaeologist’s Day.
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World Day of Greatness.
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What happened on August 15
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1385 – Union of Krevo between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
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1498 – On his third voyage, Christopher Columbus discovers the island of Grenada.
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1519 – on the site of an Indian fishing village, the city of Panama was founded, whose name means “many, many fish.”
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1534 – Ignatius of Loyola, together with six of his like-minded men, founded the Jesuit Order (Society of Christ) in Paris.
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1556 – work began on writing the Peresopnytsia Gospel at the Holy Trinity Monastery in Izyaslav.
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1649 – near Zborov, the Cossack army of Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Jan II Casimir (Battle of Zborov).
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1795 – a new currency, the franc, is introduced in the French Republic.
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1810 – The Vendôme Column is erected in Paris in honor of Napoleon’s victories.
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1832 – Pope Gregory XVI issued a bull condemning freedom of the press.
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1848 – The American Voldo Genchette from Syracuse (New York) received a patent for a dental chair.
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1868 – James Craig Watson discovers asteroid 101 Helena.
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1877 – Thomas Edison suggests using the word “hello” to start a telephone conversation.
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1914 – The Panama Canal is officially opened.
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1932 – During excavations at the Vatican, the ancient Roman “Triumphal Road” was found.
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1943 – on the orders of Mao Zedong, the purge of the Chinese Communist Party begins.
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1960 – The Republic of Cyprus declares its independence.
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1963 – The last death penalty takes place in Scotland.
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1997 – The Order of Princess Olga was established in Ukraine.
Who was born on August 15
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1972 – Ben Affleck , American actor, screenwriter and film director.
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1975 – Vasily Bogach, officer of the Security Service of Ukraine, participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine.
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1978 – Liliya Podkopaeva, Ukrainian gymnast, overall champion of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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1990 – Jennifer Lawrence, American actress.
Who has name day today? Maxim, Alexander, Matvey, Vasily, Fedor, Maria.
Folk signs and traditions for August 15
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Pale star – the weather will be dry.
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The water in the reservoirs is calm – autumn will be calm, and winter will not have snowstorms.
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A lot of nuts – next year there will be a large grain harvest.
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