Holidays on this day
- Handwriting Day
- World Pie Day
- Day of employees of the investigation bodies of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
- Green Light Day
- Festival of Rumors
- Bounty Day
- Day to measure your feet
- Pie Day
Significant events in history
1556 The largest earthquake in terms of death toll occurred in China.
1849 In New York State, for the first time, a doctor's degree was awarded to a woman.
1881 The premiere of the opera “Eugene Onegin” (0+) by Tchaikovsky took place at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
1895 For the first time in the world, a person set foot on the shores of Antarctica.
1960 A record has been set for the deepest dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Persons
On January 23, 1786, the French architect, builder of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Auguste Montferrand, was born.
On January 23, 1832, French artist Edouard Manet was born.
On January 23, 1862, German mathematician David Hilbert was born.
On January 23, 1903, Soviet film director, actor, screenwriter, People's Artist of the USSR Grigory Alexandrov was born.
On January 23, 1907, Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Hideki Yukawa was born.
On January 23, 1930, a Leningrad girl, the author of the siege diary, Tanya Savicheva, was born.
On January 23, 1944, Soviet basketball player, coach, champion and Olympic medalist Sergei Belov was born.
On January 23, 1947, Soviet and Russian stuntman, actor, producer, and public figure Alexander Inshakov was born.
Folk calendar
Gregory the summer guide
The holiday got its name in honor of St. Gregory. He lived in the 4th century in Cappadocia and is considered one of the Church Fathers.
In Rus', they called him the Summer Pointer because on this day it was possible to predict what kind of summer it would be – rainy or dry. They said that if frost fell on the stacks, the summer months would be damp. The wind from the south foreshadowed numerous thunderstorms.
Weather predictions are also associated with sayings related to this day: “Trees in frost – the sky will be blue”; “The day is covered with long frost – the summer period will be stormy, the young rye will bloom in the very rain.”
Name day on this day
Anatoly, Antip, Gregory, Zinovy, Makar, Pavel, Peter, Feofan.
Source: Calend.ru.
