Holidays on December 6, 2024: name days, signs

Today, December 6, 2024, is the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There are 25 days left before the New Year.

December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 25 days left before the end of the year.

What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?

• Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

• Microwave birthday.

• St. Nicholas Day.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

What happened on December 6

• 1060 – Béla I becomes King of Hungary.

• 1240 – Kyiv is captured and destroyed by Mongol Khan Batu’s army.

• 1492 – Columbus’ first expedition discovers the island of Haiti.

• 1637 – the Battle of Kumeykovo takes place between the Cossacks and the government forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ending with the suppression of the Pavlyuk uprising.

• 1768 – The first edition of Britannica, a world famous and one of the most popular encyclopedias to date, is printed in Scotland.

• 1869 – kimberlite pipes and diamond deposits are discovered in South Africa.

• 1877 – The first issue of the Washington Post newspaper is published.

• 1877 – Inventor Thomas Edison makes the first recording of the human voice on his new phonograph, quoting the words of the children’s song “Mary Had a Little Calf.”

• 1917 – The Finnish parliament declares the country’s independence from Russia.

• 1917 – The French ship Mont Blanc, laden with ammunition, explodes in Halifax harbour, killing nearly 2,000 people.

• 1919 – under the command of Mikhail Emelyanovich-Pavlenko, the Winter Campaign of the UPR Army begins behind the Red and Volunteer armies.

• 1921 – the Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed, according to which exactly one year later (December 6, 1922) Ireland gained independence.

• 1991 – The new constitution of the Bulgarian Republic came into force.

• 1991 – the Armed Forces of Ukraine was formed.

• 1991 – Estonia and Cuba recognize Ukraine’s independence.

• 2003 – Lviv Municipal Brass Band “Galician Surmy” was founded.

• 2008 – Riots erupt in Greece over the killing of a teenage police officer in Athens.

• 2017 – The Donald Trump administration officially announced the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Who was born on December 6

• 1948 – Yuri Alekseev, Ukrainian rocket scientist, Chairman of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (2010-2014), Hero of Ukraine.

• 1996 – Georgy Tarasenko, participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hero of Ukraine.

What is today’s name day?: Maxim, Nikolay.

Folk signs and traditions for December 6

• The wind blows the snow off the road – the roads will not be built yet (until it melts).

• There is frost on the trees – expect a bountiful harvest next year.

• As much snow fell in Nikolai, there was so much grass in May.

• Frost and sun – there will be a bad harvest next year.

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