Holidays on this day
- The day of the capture of the Turkish fortress Izmail by Russian troops
- Mitten Day
- Christmas tree decoration day
- Window shopping day
Significant events in history
1653 The army of Bohdan Khmelnitsky defeated the Polish army near Zhvanets.
1801 Richard Trevithick demonstrated the first steam car.
1943 The Dnieper-Carpathian operation of the Soviet troops began.
1982 The An-124 Ruslan aircraft made its first flight.
1990 The Law “On Property in the RSFSR” was adopted.
Persons
On December 24, 1167, John the Landless, King of England (1199-1216) and Duke of Aquitaine from the Plantagenet dynasty, was born.
On December 24, 1790, French Orientalist historian and founder of Egyptology Jean-François Champollion was born.
On December 24, 1818, English physicist and member of the Royal Society of London James Joule was born.
On December 24, 1868, German chess player, 2nd world chess champion, mathematician, and chess theorist Emanuel Lasker was born.
On December 24, 1901, Soviet writer and public figure Alexander Fadeev was born.
On December 24, 1903, Soviet architect and urban planner Alexei Dushkin was born.
English writer and author of detective novels James Hedley Chase was born on December 24, 1906.
On December 24, 1924, Soviet TV presenter, radio and television announcer, People's Artist of Russia Viktor Balashov was born.
Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Anatoly Ravikovich was born on December 24, 1936.
Soviet and Russian actor, director, poet, publicist, People's Artist of Russia Leonid Filatov was born on December 24, 1946.
Folk calendar
Nikonov day
On this day the memory of St. Nikon of Pechersk, a monk of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery, is celebrated.
In Rus' they said: “Nikon stands at the icons.” On this day, people prayed to the saint, asking him to drive away the evil spirits that were circling the earth like snowstorms. In addition, people believed that Saint Nikon could give peace to any soul.
On this day they also lit lamps and called on the sun to descend to earth, flare up and drive away evil spirits. It was believed that until the day arrived, witches would fly above the ground on brooms and raise snow whirlwinds.
Name day on this day
Vincent, Daniel, Emelyan, Ivan, Leonty, Luke, Nikolai, Nikon, Peter, Terenty, Feofan.
Source: Calend.ru.
