Today, December 19, 2024, is International Day to Help the Poor. There are 12 days left before the New Year.
December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 12 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 Aid to the Poor.
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Advocacy Day.

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What happened on December 19
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1863 – Englishman Frederick Walton received a patent for linoleum.
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1909 – The Borussia football club is founded in Germany.
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1917 – All-Ukrainian Congress of Soviets ends in Kyiv.
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1917 – The first National Hockey League (NHL) championship begins in Canada with games in Montreal and Toronto.
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1946 – the beginning of the First Indochina War – the struggle of the national communists of Vietnam against the French colonial administration, which ended with the division of Vietnam into two states.
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1972 – The crew of the American spacecraft Apollo 17 returned to Earth.
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1974 – The Altair 8800, a homemade computer kit priced at $397, goes on sale in US stores.
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1991 – Sweden recognizes Ukraine’s independence.
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2016 – Privatbank became state property.
Who was born on December 19
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1919 – extraordinary Ukrainian translator Nikolai Lukash.
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1920 – Ukrainian poet, writer, philosopher, human rights activist, founder of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group (UHG) Nikolay Rudenko.
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1959 – Ukrainian writer Maria Matios.
What is today’s name day? Gregory, Ilya, Timofey.
What not to do on December 19
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You should not take the trash out of your house – you also throw away your happiness.
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You cannot wear old and dirty clothes.
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Do not work hard.

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