Holidays on this day
- Day of the Security Authorities of the Russian Federation
- Realtor Day in Russia
- International Day of Human Solidarity
- Feast of the Vladimir (Seliger) Icon of the Mother of God
- Chicken Christmas Day
- Pocket Universe Day
Significant events in history
1699 Peter I issued a decree on postponing the New Year celebration from September 1 to January 1.
1920 A foreign department (INO) has been created in the system of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VChK).
1958 A monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky was unveiled in Moscow.
2000 The UK Parliament approved cloning, but only for medical purposes.
Persons
On December 20, 1629, the Dutch painter of the Delft school Pieter De Hooch was born.
On December 20, 1868, the Russian Itinerant artist, academician of painting Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky was born.
Czechoslovak chemist and Nobel laureate Jaroslav Heyrovsky was born on December 20, 1890.
On December 20, 1891, the Russian poetess, nun, Saint Maria Skobtsova was born.
On December 20, 1898, the Soviet chemist, founder of the national scientific school in the field of catalysis, Alexei Balandin, was born.
On December 20, 1917, an American scientist who contributed to quantum physics and philosophy, David Joseph Bohm, was born.
Folk calendar
Ambrosimov day
This day commemorates Saint Ambrose of Milan, who lived in the 4th century in Italy and served as a bishop of the Christian Church.
In Rus', with Ambrose, they began to prepare for one of the main holidays – the Nativity of Christ. “Amvrosy stayed with Nikola and instilled faith in the girls’ souls: Christmastide is just around the corner,” people said. There were no other major holidays before Christmas, and this day brought a symbolic end to the holidays of the outgoing year. “Ambrose threw away the holidays,” people said.
On this day, the girls began to sew – “for the future life”, preparing a dowry for themselves. “The red silken scurry across the silver field – the girl sews for a living,” the parents admired the craftswomen.
Name day on this day
Anton, Vasily, Galaktion, Gregory, Ivan, Ignatius, Lev, Mikhail, Nikifor, Pavel, Peter, Sergei.
Source: Calend.ru.
