Today, October 4, is Veterinary Service Day in Ukraine. There are 88 days before the New Year.
October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 88 days left before the end of the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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The beginning of World Space Week.
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World Animal Day.
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Veterinary Services Day.
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International Smile Day.
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What happened on October 4
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1535 – The first Bible in the English language (King James Bible) is printed.
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1582 – Pope Gregory XIII announced a calendar reform, aimed at eliminating errors in the calculation of dates.
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1675 – Dutch physicist Christian Huygens receives a patent for a pocket watch.
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1772 – at a ceremony in Lvov, Anton von Pergen, on behalf of the Emperors Maria Theresa and Joseph II, officially announced the return of the Kingdom of Galicia and Vladimir to the rule of the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary, with the right to claim to the Galician-Volyn principality – Russian.
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1780 – after the death of their leader, the members of the expedition of the British navigator James Cook returned to their homeland.
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1830 – As a result of the uprising in Brussels against the Dutch King Willem I, the independence of Belgium is declared.
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1875 – by order of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I, a university was founded in Chernivtsi (now Yuri Fedkovich Chernivtsi National University).
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1883 – The Orient Express departs for the first time, linking the Ottoman Empire with Western Europe.
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1890 – the Russian-Ukrainian Radical Party was created in Lvov – the first Ukrainian political party.
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1900 – Lviv Opera begins its work.
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1910 – the power of the king was overthrown in Portugal, the country was declared a democratic republic.
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1911 – The world’s first escalator is introduced in London.
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1927 – The International Social Security Association was founded in Brussels at the initiative of the International Labor Organization.
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1941 – During World War II, German troops occupied the city of Zaporozhye.
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1958 – The first scheduled transatlantic jet flight from London to New York begins.
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1965 – Pope Paul VI issues a bull, absolving the Jews of the accusation of the death of Jesus Christ.
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2001 – British scientists identify the genetic material of the bacteria that causes the plague.
Who was born on October 4
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1977 – Elena Yatsenko, Ukrainian handball player, Olympic bronze medalist (2004).
Who has name day today? Vasily, Vladimir, Dmitry, Mikhail, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Stepan, Veronica.
Folk signs and traditions for October 4
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Cloudy weather – it will be like this for a whole month.
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Strong winds mean a harsh winter.
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It became warmer at night – a lot of snow will fall in winter.
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Birch leaves turn yellow only at the top – in warm and early spring.
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