Holidays January 16, 2025: what not to do on this day

Today, January 16, 2025, is Cyborg Memorial Day. There are only 349 days left before the New Year.

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 349 days left until the end of the year (350 days in leap years).

What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?

• Cyborg Memorial Day.

• World Beatles Day.

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What happened on January 16

• 929 – Abd Ar-Rahman III inherits the title of Emir of Cordoba and proclaims the caliphate.

• 1780 – the English fleet under the command of Admiral George Rodney defeats the Spanish “by moonlight” near Cape St. Vincent and raised the siege of Gibraltar.

• 1918 – The Small Rada passed the law on the Army of the Ukrainian People’s Republic.

• 1919 – in Kyiv, on behalf of the head of the Directory, Symon Petlyura, to popularize Ukrainian musical culture abroad, the Ukrainian Republican Chapel was created by the music department of the Ministry of Education of the UPR.

• 1919 – The Ukrainian Directory declares war on Bolshevik Russia.

• 1920 – The first meeting of the Council of the League of Nations takes place in Paris without the participation of the United States.

• 1924 – Spanish pilot Pablo Pescara stays in the air in a helicopter of his own design for 8 minutes 13 seconds, flying more than a kilometer.

• 1954 – the city of Proskurov was renamed Khmelnitsky, and the Kamenets-Podolsk region was renamed Khmelnitsky.

• 1957 – The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, where The Beatles begin performing.

• 1964 – Whiskey a Go Go nightclub opens on Sunset Boulevard (Beverly Hills, California), becoming the launching pad for The Doors, Alice Cooper, System of a Down, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Guns N’ Roses, AC / DC , Mötley Crüe.

• 1969 – Czech student Jan Palach commits self-immolation in Prague on Wenceslas Square to protest the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

• 1984 – Michael Jackson won 8 Grammys for his Thriller album.

• 1991 – A coalition of 28 nations led by the United States enters the Gulf War against Iraq in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.

• 1992 – Burkina Faso recognizes Ukraine’s independence.

• 1997 – Microsoft releases Office 97, a comprehensive office program that immediately becomes a bestseller and captures 80% of the market.

• 2002 – The UN Security Council votes to impose sanctions on the extremist organizations Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

• 2003 – The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Civil Code of Ukraine.

• 2006 – Helen Johnson Sirleaf is sworn in as President of Liberia, becoming Africa’s first female head of state.

• 2014 – “dictatorship laws” (“Dictatorship laws of January 16”) were adopted in Ukraine.

Who was born on January 16

• 1970 – Sergei Yarunsky, Ukrainian composer, conductor and philosopher.

• 1973 – Vladislav Druzhchenko, Ukrainian badminton player.

• 1983 – Andrey Rusol, Ukrainian football player, defender of the Ukrainian national football team, captain of Dnepropetrovsk Dnepr.

What are the name days today?: Juan, Maxim, Pedro, Simon, Neonilla.

What not to do on January 16

• You cannot wash clothes on this day.

• It is forbidden to take out garbage after sunset.

• You should not pick up sharp objects.

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