Holidays
- United Nations Day
- Special Forces Day in the Russian Federation
- World Development Information Day
- Billiard lover's holiday
- Filippova's gimmick
- Rocketeers Memorial Day
- World Polio Day
- Love Warm Socks Day
- World Tripe Day
- Food Day
- Take Back Your Time Day
- Boiled Sausage Day
Significant dates
1648 The Peace of Westphalia was concluded.
1897 The first officially recorded football match (12+) was held in Russia.
1935 The first five-pointed star was installed on the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin.
1939 Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time, creating a stir among customers.
1950 Army special forces were created in the USSR.
Persons
On October 24, 1493, the Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus was born.
On October 24, 1804, German physicist Wilhelm Weber was born.
On October 24, 1862, the Austrian entrepreneur and founder of the Swarovski crystal empire, Daniel Swarovski, was born.
On October 24, 1875, Russian and Soviet painter, art theorist, People's Artist of the USSR Konstantin Yuon was born.
On October 24, 1886, Soviet statesman and political figure Sergo Ordzhonikidze was born.
On October 24, 1911, Soviet theater, stage and film actor, director, comedian, People's Artist of the USSR Arkady Raikin was born.
On October 24, 1921, Soviet intelligence officer, candidate of medical sciences, Hero of the Soviet Union Nadezhda Troyan was born.
Soviet writer Venedikt Erofeev was born on October 24, 1938.
On October 24, 1942, Soviet director, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Dinara Asanova was born.
Folk calendar
Filippova's gimmick
According to the church calendar, the day of St. Philip, the apostle from seventy, is coming.
In Rus', the rigmarole usually began with Philip – that’s what people called the mud and dirt on the roads. When it was necessary to leave the house, the peasants said: “There is no time to waste time.” But they immediately added: “Philip himself stuck to the stove, the roads were so bad.”
Despite the muddy roads, things had to be done – for example, taking grain to the mill to grind flour or cereals.
Snow and ice were important for this day. Future profits were judged by the snow: if it lay on the damp ground but did not melt, one could hope for a good income in the spring. In addition, the morning snowfall on Philip foreshadowed an icy winter. If the rivers were frozen by this time, then it was necessary to walk on the ice – this promised an improvement in financial matters. But if leaf fall was still falling on Philip, it was necessary to prepare for a difficult year.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Anatoly, Anton, Zinaida, Hilarion, Joseph, Isaac, Leo, Makar, Moses, Feofan, Filaret, Philip
Source: Calend.ru.
