Holidays
- World Post Day
- Ivan Bogoslov
- Day of the Special Fire Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
- The day of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the battle for the Caucasus
- Moldy Cheese Day
- Nanotechnology Day
- World Sight Day
- Day of Curious Events
- Day of reflections in puddles
- Nail Day
- Cupcake Day “For Life”
- Submarine Sandwich Day
Significant dates
1760 During the Seven Years' War, Berlin capitulated to the Russian corps under the command of General Chernyshev.
1829 The first ascent of Ararat was made.
1874 The Universal Postal Union was established.
1943 The counteroffensive of Soviet troops in the battle for the Caucasus ended.
1991 The Booker Prize was established for the best novel in Russian – “Russian Booker”.
2002 The 10th All-Russian Population Census has begun.
Persons
On October 9, 1201, Robert de Sorbon, a French theologian and founder of a college in Paris (the “Sorbonne House”), was born.
On October 9, 1796, a Russian officer, Decembrist Sergei Muravyov-Apostol was born.
French composer Camille Saint-Saens was born on October 9, 1835.
On October 9, 1874, Russian painter, writer, traveler, archaeologist, and mystic philosopher Nicholas Roerich was born.
On October 9, 1888, Russian politician Nikolai Bukharin was born.
On October 9, 1926, Soviet theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR Evgeny Evstigneev was born.
On October 9, 1940, English musician, singer, poet, composer, one of the founders of The Beatles (12+) John Lennon was born.
On October 9, 1959, Russian politician, statesman and public figure Boris Nemtsov was born.
Folk calendar
Ivan Bogoslov
In the church calendar, this day commemorates John the Theologian – one of the Twelve Apostles, the author of the Gospel of John, the Book of Revelation and three messages of the New Testament (12+).
In Rus', on this day they judged the upcoming weather. If snow fell on Bogoslov, then winter was expected on Michaelmas. They said that if the first snow falls when there is no leaf on the cherry tree, then winter will come soon. They guessed about winter from the leaves: if they do not fall cleanly from the trees, then you need to wait for frost.
Many sayings and superstitions existed directly about the very first snow. “It’s not the snow that’s blowing, but the snow that’s coming from above,” people said. It was believed that snow that fell during the day would not last long, but real, winter snow would certainly fall at night. If it rained and snowed on Ivan the Bogoslov, this foreshadowed three strong thaws in January, and if the day turned out to be warm and sunny, they expected a rainy and cold June next summer.
According to legend, one day John the Theologian miraculously turned a simple shepherd of geese into a skilled painter. Therefore, the people revered this saint as the patron saint of artists and icon painters. On this day they prayed to their heavenly protector and asked for help in business and for inspiration.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Afanasy, Vladimir, Dmitry, Efrem, Ivan, Nikolai, Tikhon
Source: Calend.ru.
