Holidays on this day
- Crayon Day
- Day of Economic Security Units of the Internal Affairs Bodies of the Russian Federation
- Artichoke Hearts Day
- Spontaneity Day
- Black Press Day
- Freedom of Information Day
- Curlew Day
- Lip care day
- “You're doing it right” day
Significant events in history
1831 Hugo's novel “Notre Dame de Paris” (12+) has been published.
1870 The first open-hearth furnace was launched in Russia.
1915 Petrograd police closed the famous art club “Stray Dog”.
1926 The world's first liquid fuel rocket was launched.
2014 Referendum day in Crimea.
Persons
On March 16, 1787, the German physicist, author of the fundamental law of the electrical circuit (Ohm's law) Georg Ohm was born.
On March 16, 1803, the Russian poet Nikolai Yazykov was born.
On March 16, 1839, French poet and essayist and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme was born.
On March 16, 1859, Russian physicist and electrical engineer, one of the inventors of radio, Alexander Popov, was born.
On March 16, 1884, Russian and Soviet science fiction writer Alexander Belyaev was born.
On March 16, 1927, Soviet military pilot, test engineer, and cosmonaut of the USSR Vladimir Komarov was born.
On March 16, 1935, Soviet and Russian actor, director, screenwriter, People's Artist of the RSFSR Sergei Yursky was born.
Folk calendar
Eutropium day
On this day, the memory of the martyr Eutropius of Amasia, who lived in the 3-4 centuries in Asia Minor and died for his faith at the hands of the pagans, is celebrated.
The people rhymed the name of the saint into a proverb: “Eutropius hurries the way and drowns the snow.” On this day, it was necessary to walk around the field crosswise – to attract the attention of the sun, to beg it to melt the snow. However, the sun could be not only merciful, but also formidable, so you had to know how to behave with it. There are many sayings about the sun.
People, for example, said: “When the sun has set, don’t throw your dirty laundry in the street – you’ll throw it away”; “When the sun sets, they don’t lend bread or money.” They judged by the sun and the weather: the sun sets in a cloud – the next day will be stormy.
The main event of the Eutropian day was the awakening of the bear. It was believed that it was at this time that the owner of the forest came out of the den.
Name day on this day
Martha, Mikhail, Sevastyan.
Source: Calend.ru.
