Wednesday, January 8, 2024 is World Print Day. There are only 357 days left before the New Year.
January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days left before the end of the year (358 days in leap years).
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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World Print Day.
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World Revolution Day.
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What happened on January 8
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1198 – the pontificate of Innocent III (Lothario, Count of Segni), the 176th Pope (1198-1216), begins.
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1297 – Francois Grimaldi captures Monaco.
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1547 – The Catechism of Martinas Mažvydas is published – the first book in the Lithuanian language.
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1558 – The French occupy Calais, England’s last continental possession in France.
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1656 – in the Dutch city of Haarlem, the first issue of the Weeckelijcke Courante van Europa newspaper, the oldest existing periodical publication (now derived from the name Haarlem Messenger), is published.
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1828 – The Democratic Party of the United States is founded.
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1851 – The French physicist Leon Foucault, thanks to the equipment he designed, demonstrates the rotation of the Earth.
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1863 – Africa’s first horse-drawn tram is launched in Alexandria.
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1889 – Scientist Herman Gollerith from New York received a patent for a tabulating machine, which was used in the national census.
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1918 – speaking to members of Congress, US President Woodrow Wilson proposed the Fourteen Points – a program for the peaceful reconstruction of the post-war world, which should contribute to the end of World War I.
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1919 – in the village. Yasinya of the present Transcarpathian Hutsul region, the leading carol of the local Hutsuls “ends” with the disarmament of the Hungarian garrison and the establishment of the Ukrainian Hutsul Republic.
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1926 – Sultan Abdel-Aziz ibn Saud of Najd is crowned King of the Hejaz in the Great Mosque of Mecca.
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1957 – Bobby Fischer becomes US chess champion at age 14.
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1961 – The French vote in a referendum to grant independence to Algeria.
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1978 – The Islamic Revolution begins in Iran with the dispersal of massive anti-government demonstrations in Qom.
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2004 – the christening ceremony of the sea superliner Queen Mary 2, the largest in the world at the time, was held in Southampton.
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2020 – A Ukrainian Boeing 737 is shot down near Tehran, killing 176 people.
Who was born on January 8
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1988 – Ukrainian bandura player, composer, arranger, DJ, laureate of many all-Ukrainian and international competitions, semi-finalist and winner of the audience award of the country’s main show “Ukraine’s Got Talent-2”, founder of the group “Shpilyasti Kobzari” Yaroslav Dzhus.
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2000 – Valery Samofalov, serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant in the Russian-Ukrainian war. Hero of Ukraine.
What are the name days today?: Anton, Victor, Vladimir, Georgy, Gregory, Dmitry, Evgeny, Ilya, Mikhail, Vasilisa.
What not to do on January 8
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It is forbidden to sit and lie in bed on this day.
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You should not leave the house after sunset – evil spirits walk the earth.
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Do not abuse alcoholic beverages or overeat.
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