Holidays
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Day of gatherings by candlelight
- Day of the local therapist
- Erofeev day
- Mammography Day
- Cathedral of Kazan Saints
- World Trauma Day
- Sublime day
- Spreadsheet Day
- Pasta day
- Give Back to a Friend Day
- Day of Extremes
- International Shake Up Day
Significant dates
1480 The famous “stand on the Ugra” began, ending with the final liberation of Russia from the Mongol-Tatar yoke.
1740 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky was founded by members of Vitus Bering's expedition.
1902 The first Cadillac car was released in Detroit.
1918 The world's first state Toy Museum (0+) was founded in Moscow.
1938 The USSR established a medal “For Courage”.
[1945KoenigsbergwasincludedintheUSSR1961 The State Kremlin Palace was opened.
1990 The world's largest database of films, television programs and computer games, IMDb, has been opened.
Persons
On October 17, 1734, the Russian statesman, Count Grigory Orlov, was born.
On October 17, 1760, the French utopian socialist Saint-Simon was born.
On October 17, 1903, the Soviet statesman and military leader, Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrei Grechko was born.
On October 17, 1912, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978, the 263rd Pope John Paul I, was born.
On October 17, 1917, the Soviet military man, hero of the Battle of Stalingrad, Yakov Pavlov, was born.
On October 17, 1921, Soviet gymnast and Olympic champion Maria Gorokhovskaya was born.
Folk calendar
Erofeev day
On this day the memory of the holy martyr Hierotheos, who lived in Athens in the 1st century, is celebrated.
“From Erofei, winter puts on a fur coat,” they said in Rus', noting that “from Erofei, the cold is stronger.”
The people believed that on Erofei (Ierotheus) goblins wander through the forests, while shouting loudly, clapping their hands and laughing. This “fun” continues until the next morning: with the first roosters, the forest spirit falls through the ground, only to jump out again in the spring. On this day they tried not to go into the forest, even in case of extreme need. “The goblin is not his own brother: he will break bones no worse than a bear,” people said.
Name day on this day
Vasily, Veronica, Vladimir, Dmitry, Erofey, Mikhail, Nikolai, Pavel, Peter, Stepan, Tikhon, Yakov
Source: Calend.ru.
