Holidays
- International Tea Day
- World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
- Day of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy
- Military Translator Day in Russia
- Polar Explorer Day in Russia
- Inventory Inventory Day (BTI Worker Day) in Russia
- World Rose Day
- Waiters and Waitresses Day
- Day of Muse and Inspiration
- International Space Day
- All-Russian Day of Protection against Unemployment
- Ascension of the Lord
- Talisman Exchange Day
- Strawberries and Cream Day
Significant dates
1502 The Spanish navigator Joao da Nova discovered the island of Saint Helena.
1731 The beginning of the founding of the Pacific Fleet.
1904 The International Football Federation, FIFA, was founded in Paris.
1937 The world's first scientific station drifting on an ice floe, North Pole-1, began its work.
Persons of the day
On May 21, 1265, the Italian poet and thinker, creator of the Italian literary language, Dante Alighieri, was born.
On May 21, 1471, the German artist and art theorist of the Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer, was born.
On May 21, 1921, Soviet physicist, academician, politician, human rights activist, Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov was born.
On May 21, 1924, Soviet and Russian writer and public figure Boris Vasiliev was born.
Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, People's Artist of Russia Lyubov Polishchuk was born on May 21, 1949.
On May 21, 1955, Russian statesman and military leader, army general, Hero of Russia Sergei Shoigu was born.
Folk calendar
Ivan Dolgiy
On this day, the memory of John the Theologian, one of the twelve apostles, is celebrated. In Rus', on this day, peasants traditionally sowed wheat.
On this day, wealthy owners baked so-called votive pies and treated them to poor neighbors, as well as travelers and beggars. The old people especially for this purpose went out onto the road and prayed to God to send them a kind person with whom they could share a piece of bread. If some poor man or other wanderer passed along the road at that time, this was considered a good sign and foreshadowed a rich harvest in the future. Otherwise, if it was not possible to share the votive cake with anyone, it had to be fed to the birds. It was impossible to eat such baked goods yourself.
Name day on this day
Adrian, Arseny, Ivan, Nikifor, Pimen.
Source: Calend.ru.
