Holidays
- World Anesthesia Day
- world food day
- Chief's Day (Boss's Day)
- International Bread Day
- The day is touchy
- Allergist Day
- Denis Pozimny
- Day of the Inquiry Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
- World Healthy Eating Day
- Feast of the Trubchevskaya Icon of the Mother of God
- Dictionary Day
- Wild Cat Day
- North wind day
- World Spine Day
Significant dates
1847 Charlotte Bronte's novel “Jane Eyre” (12+) was published for the first time.
1853 The Crimean War began.
1946 Nazi criminals were executed by the verdict of the Nuremberg Tribunal.
1962 For the first time, the call signs of the radio station “Yunost” (16+) were heard on air.
1964 The first atomic bomb test took place in China.
1978 John Paul II is elected Pope.
Persons
On October 16, 1708, Swiss anatomist, botanist and physiologist Albrecht Haller was born.
Irish poet, playwright, and writer Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854.
On October 16, 1863, the English statesman and political figure, Nobel laureate Joseph Austin Chamberlain was born.
German singer, actress and model Nico was born on October 16, 1938.
On October 16, 1947, Soviet and Russian actor, director and screenwriter Ivan Dykhovichny was born.
On October 16, 1962, Russian and British opera singer (baritone), People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Hvorostovsky was born.
Folk calendar
Denis Pozimny
On this day the memory of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, who lived in Athens in the 1st century, is celebrated. According to legend, Dionysius was a disciple of the Apostle Paul and the first bishop of his city.
In Rus' they said that on the eve of winter, autumn fevers come to the earth – evil spirits that cause illness. At this time, they wander around the world, tormenting themselves and torturing people. Russian people believed that autumn fever could penetrate a person in many ways – get under clothes, fly into the eye as a speck. Aspen bark, which you were supposed to always carry with you, was considered an excellent remedy for them. In the hut they usually kept an aspen log, just in case: if their legs cramped, they put them on the log; if they had a headache, they lay down on the log with their heads.
Denis (Dionysius) had to be wary of not only fevers, but also the evil eye. “Denis, beware of the evil eye,” people said. Onions, garlic, radishes and salt were used against the evil eye, damage and any other curse. They said that salt and radish eat away all the evil words written on paper, and the smell of garlic and onions frightens evil spirits. It was customary to cast spells against the evil eye against Denis, and they also tried to avoid people “with the evil eye” (this ability was usually attributed to brown-eyed and black-eyed people).
Name day on this day
Denis, Ivan, Martha, Pavel, Peter
Source: Calend.ru.
