Holidays
- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
- Crane Operator Day (Crane Driver Day) in Russia
- Cheese day
- International Corgi Day
- International Spoiler Day
- Dental Caries Prevention Day
- Hug with Cats Day
- Old Maids Day
- Birthday of the magazine “Crocodile” (18+)
- Day to please the cat gods
Significant dates
1705 Peter I allowed Nikita Demidov to build new metallurgical plants in the Urals.
1800 Construction of the White House in Washington has been completed.
1897 Construction of the cruiser Aurora has begun in St. Petersburg.
1922 The first issue of the magazine “Crocodile” (18+) has been released.
1946 An investigation into the “Trophy Case” began in the USSR.
1962 The first issue of the satirical film magazine “Fitil” (12+) was released on Soviet screens.
Persons
On June 4, 1777, the Russian military leader and statesman Alexei Ermolov was born.
On June 4, 1801, Russian officer, Decembrist Mikhail Bestuzhev-Ryumin was born.
On June 4, 1821, the Russian poet, corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences Apollon Maikov was born.
On June 4, 1903, the Soviet conductor, People's Artist of the USSR Evgeny Mravinsky was born.
On June 4, 1930, Soviet hockey player and hockey coach, three-time Olympic champion Viktor Tikhonov was born.
Folk calendar
Basilisk
This day was popularly dedicated to the Basilisk – that was the name of the mythical creature with the head of a rooster, the body and eyes of a toad and the tail of a snake; sometimes he was depicted as a dragon. In the Middle Ages, such animals were considered to really exist; they were said to have poisonous fangs and claws and, moreover, were able to kill with just one look.
They said that the Basilisk hatches on this day from an egg that was laid on January 15 by a seven-year-old rooster and hatched by a toad. Just in case, people played it safe and on the eve of the supposed birth of the monster, all found eggs were hard-boiled.
On the day of the Basilisk, they tried not to do any business – neither in the field nor in the garden. They said that of everything planted on this day, only wormwood and cornflowers would bear fruit. “They didn’t sow, they didn’t plow, they waited out the terrible day so that the fields wouldn’t get clogged and the cornflowers wouldn’t grow.”
The girls on Basilisk had their own custom. They wove wreaths from birch branches and threw them into the river: if the wreath suddenly sank, it foreshadowed misfortune. There were also special signs for the harvest. Thus, the massive appearance of gadflies on this day promised that many cucumbers would grow. They promised a fertile year and heavy dew.
Name day on this day
Vladimir, Daniel, Zakhar, Ivan, Makar, Mikhail, Pavel, Sophia, Thaddeus, Fedor, Yakov.
Source: Calend.ru.
