Holidays on this day
- International Tea Day
- Day of formation of the Radiotechnical Troops of the Russian Aerospace Forces
- Day of Remembrance for Journalists Killed in the Line of Professional Duty
- A night of lying under the bench
- Taming Street Lights Day
- Cat Shepherd Day
Significant events in history
1762 Catherine II ordered the settlement of sparsely populated areas of Russia with foreigners.
1791 The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution – the Bill of Rights – came into force.
1809 Napoleon I forced the Senate to authorize his divorce from Josephine de Beauharnais.
1875 The Parisian “Journal of Education and Entertainment” (6+) has completed publication of Jules Verne's novel “The Mysterious Island” (6+).
1905 The Pushkin House was founded in St. Petersburg.
Persons
On December 15, 37, the ancient Roman emperor (54-68) Nero was born
On December 15, 1802, the Hungarian mathematician, one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry, János Bolyai, was born.
On December 15, 1832, the French civil engineer and creator of the tower in Paris, Gustave Eiffel, was born.
On December 15, 1852, the French physicist who discovered radioactive radiation, Nobel laureate Antoine Henri Becquerel, was born.
On December 15, 1907, Soviet architect and scientist in the field of building structures Nikolai Nikitin was born.
Russian TV presenter, director, producer Andrei Razbash was born on December 15, 1952.
Folk calendar.
Day of Habakkuk
On this day, the memory of the prophet Habakkuk is celebrated – the eighth of the twelve minor prophets. The book of prophecies of Habakkuk is known, which consists of three parts.
In Rus', it was customary to pray to the prophet Habakkuk for sound sleep, to ward off night-lights (evil spirits that frighten children at night) from the hut, and to read conspiracies against insomnia.
On Habakkuk they observed signs of the weather. Thus, heavy snow on this day promised a rich harvest of herbs in the summer. Good owners knew: large snows, melting in the spring, will water the earth, and it will turn green.
Name day on this day
Alexey, Andrey, Afanasy, Boris, Vera, Vladimir, Dmitry, Ivan, Kirill, Konstantin, Kuzma, Margarita, Maria, Matvey, Matrona, Mirra, Moses, Nikolay, Pavel, Sergey, Stepan, Tamara, Fedor.
Source: Calend.ru.
