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05.07.2023 23:00
Today is Thursday, July 6, 2023. 187th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 178 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 04:47. Astronomical noon: 13:14. Sunset: 21:42. Day length: 16:55. Night length: 07:05.
According to the church calendar, on July 6, name days are celebrated:
Alexander, Alexei, Anton, Artemy, German, Joseph, Kornily, Mitrofan, Peter, Svyatoslav, Fedor.
What holidays are celebrated on July 6
Are common:
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This day was called the World Kissing Day, and also the Day of Weaving Wreaths.
World Cardiologist Day is celebrated everywhere. In addition, July 6 – several birthdays at once – for the American dollar and the Dalai Lama XIV.
Church:
According to the church calendar, July 6 of this year is the 5th Week after Pentecost, as well as the day of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, Pskov-Caves, called “Tenderness”, Zaonikievskaya, and called “Vratnitsa”, or “Inextinguishable Candle”, icons of the Mother of God , as well as the second transfer of the relics of St. Herman, Archbishop of Kazan.
The Church orders to honor the memory of the Martyr Agrippina, the Martyrs Eustochius, Gaius, Provius, Lollius, Urvan and others, the Righteous Artemy of Verkolsky, Hieromartyrs Alexander, Alexy, Peter the Presbyters, Hieromartyr Mitrofan, Archbishop of Astrakhan.
This day in history
In 1535, the English humanist Lord Chancellor Thomas More was executed on charges of high treason. The author of “Utopia” was later canonized as a Catholic saint.
In 1785, the dollar became the national currency of the United States.
In 1885, the world’s first human rabies vaccine was introduced. French scientist Louis Pasteur successfully tested it on a 9-year-old boy, Joseph Meister, who was bitten by a rabid dog.
In 1928, the world’s first fully voiced movie show took place in New York.
In 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform exploded and sank in the North Sea, killing 167 people. This is the largest such incident.
Which celebrity was born on this day
In 1781, the British colonial administrator Stamford Raffles, who is the founder of Singapore, was born.
In 1885, Vladimir Artemiev, a Soviet designer of powder rockets, was born, who also created a projectile for a rocket-propelled mortar.
In 1886, the Australian athlete and film actress Annette Kellerman was born, who in 1915, for the first time in the history of cinema, was naked in the film “The Daughter of the Gods.”
In 1887, the Russian and French artist of Jewish origin Marc Chagall was born. The author of “Above the City”, “White Crucifixion” and other paintings is one of the most famous representatives of the artistic avant-garde of the 20th century.
In 1907, the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who is best known for her self-portraits, was born.
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born in 1935. We talked about the holiday in honor of this event earlier.
In 1946, the American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer Sylvester Stallone was born, who made an invaluable contribution to the Hollywood cinema of the 70s and 80s, including six about the boxer “Rocky” and four about the fearless soldier “Rambo”.
In 1974, the Brazilian football player Ze Roberto, silver medalist of the World Cup (1998), two-time winner of the America’s Cup, was born.
American rap artist, actor, writer, producer Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent, was born in 1975. Among his hits are In da Club, Don’t Push Me and others.
In 1977, the Belarusian tennis player Maxim Mirny, ex-first racket of the world in doubles, Olympic champion in mixed doubles (2012) was born.
French film, theater and television actress, model Eva Green was born in 1980. She became famous after playing the role of Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem in Ridley Scott’s historical epic Kingdom of Heaven and the James Bond girl Vesper Lind in the action movie Casino Royale.
Folk omens
In the folk calendar, July 6 is known as Agrafena Kupalnitsa.
If it rains this Thursday, it will be sunny in five days. If the singing of the nightingale is not heard on this day, then the barley will soon ripen.
After the rain, the rainbow lasts a long time – to wet weather. In the evening, in a clear sky, lightning sparkles – to the precipitation. Ants hid in the anthill during the day – for bad weather.
Moon calendar
July 6 is the 18th lunar day in the lunar calendar. The waning moon is in the zodiac sign Aquarius.
The rising of the heavenly body is at 23:23, and the sunset is at 07:17.
July 6 should be considered as a rather unfavorable day, associated with the emergence of unexpected problems, the solution of which will require maximum prudence and restraint.
2023-07-05 20:00:00
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