Holidays
- All-Russian Day of Libraries (Librarian's Day)
- Bold Decisions Day
- City Day – St. Petersburg
- Day of the invention of sprats
- International Multiple Sclerosis Day
Significant dates
1606 An uprising against the Polish interventionists began in Moscow. False Dmitry I was executed.
1703 Peter I founded the Peter and Paul Fortress – the day of the founding of St. Petersburg.
1795 The first state public library in Russia was founded.
1905 The Battle of Tsushima began – the last decisive naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War.
1930 Patented transparent adhesive tape – scotch tape.
Persons
On May 27, 1877, Isadora Duncan, an American dancer and the wife of Sergei Yesenin, was born.
English physicist and Nobel laureate John Cockroft was born on May 27, 1897.
On May 27, 1903, Soviet poetess and author of poems for children Elena Blaginina was born.
On May 27, 1934, Russian and Soviet theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR Vyacheslav Shalevich was born.
On May 27, 1960, Soviet rock musician and poet Alexander Bashlachev was born.
Folk calendar
Sidor Bokogrey
On this day, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Isidore, renamed by the Russian people as Sidor. The saint was nicknamed Bokogray because on his holiday the northern winds, the “sivers,” stop blowing. People said: “On the day of Sidor, all the Sivers will leave.” Also, swifts and killer whales fly to Sidor from across the warm seas, bringing warmth to Rus'.
The early return of swallows promised a happy year. At the same time they said: “One swallow does not make spring”; “Don't trust the first killer whale.” This meant that only a massive arrival of birds could be evidence of the final arrival of heat.
On this day, they paid attention to signs. If the day on Sidor was clear, then they expected a good harvest of cucumbers. If the weather was cold, then the whole summer should have been like that.
Name day on this day
Alexander, Ivan, Leonty, Makar, Maxim, Mark, Nikita, Peter, Tikhon.
Source: Calend.ru.
