Holidays
- World Rock and Roll Day
- Patron and Philanthropist Day in Russia
- Trolleybus birthday
- Scrabble Day
- Peach Cobbler Day
- Day of communication with the spirit of serenity
- Lunch planning day
Significant dates
1742 Handel's oratorio “Messiah” (12+) was performed for the first time.
1895 During the excavations of Pompeii, mountains of treasures were found.
1902 The first trolleybus in Russia was tested in St. Petersburg.
1934 The operation to rescue the Chelyuskinites in the Arctic has been completed.
1944 Simferopol is liberated from the Nazi invaders.
Persons of the day
April 13, 70 BC The Roman aristocrat, patron of artists, performers, and musicians, Gaius Tsilnius Maecenas, was born.
On April 13, 1519, Catherine de' Medici, queen and regent of France (1560-1563 and 1574), was born.
English inventor Joseph Bramah was born on April 13, 1748.
English composer, conductor and pianist William Bennett was born on April 13, 1816.
On April 13, 1883, Russian and Soviet writer and poet Demyan Bedny was born.
On April 13, 1883, Soviet composer, choral conductor, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR Alexander Alexandrov was born.
On April 13, 1934, Soviet and Russian diplomat, Professor Yuri Kashlev was born.
Folk calendar
Hypatius the Wonderworker
Saint Hypatius, whose memory is revered on this day, was the bishop of the city of Gangra in Asia Minor. In 325, he participated in the Council of Nicaea, which established the basic dogmas of Christianity.
In Rus', Hypatius was revered as the resolver of childlessness. They prayed to him for the addition of a family and for deliverance from infertility. They believed that he could stop the bleeding of a woman in labor and increase mother's milk. They also asked Hypatius for the exorcism of demons and protection from the brownies, who are swaggering and rioting on this day.
In some regions this holiday was called Ognishche. Ognishchanka – a woman born on this day – was supposed to take the smoldering coals to the field and make a fire there. Peasants carried plows and harrows through it so that they worked properly.
Name day on this day
Anna, Benjamin, Ivan, Innocent, Joseph, Ipatiy.
Source: Calend.ru
