Holidays
- Volga Day
- World Metrology Day
- World Bee Day
- World Traumatologist Day
- European Day of the Sea
- The birthday of jeans
- Day of the millionaire
- Day of windmills
- Day collected strawberries
- Pies “Kish Lauren”
Significant dates
1570. The world's first geographical atlas (0+) is printed in Antwerp.
1742. The Russian navigator Semyon Chelyuskin on dog sledges reached the northern end of Eurasia.
1873. The birthday of jeans.
1887. For an attempt to attempt on Alexander III, Alexander Ulyanov and his associates were hanged.
1902. The day of the adoption of the first constitution (12+) in Cuba and independence from Spain.
1942. The Order of the Patriotic War of the I and II degree was established.
1942. The Kerch landing operation of the Soviet troops ended.
Persons of the day
On May 20, 1557, the Russian king was born (1584-1598), the last king from the Rurikovich dynasty Fedor I Ioannovich.
On May 20, 1799, the French writer Honore de Balzac was born.
On May 20, 1830, the French writer Hector was born.
On May 20, 1860, a German chemical scientist, Nobel laureate Eduard Binger, was born.
On May 20, 1916, a Soviet pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union Alexei Maresyev, was born.
On May 20, 1918, an American geneticist, Nobel laureate Edward Lewis, was born.
On May 20, 1939, the Soviet and Russian artist of pop, theater and cinema, People's Artist of Russia Roman Kartsev was born.
On May 20, 1962, the Russian theater and film actor Alexander Dedyushko was born.
People's calendar
Swimsuit
In Rus', the day got its name in honor of the custom of bathing horses in the river. All mares and stallions available on the farm, on this day, it was necessary to drive away on river water (and even better – to dive it from head to toe). It was believed that this would give them strength and health for a whole year.
In addition, the peasants themselves were sinking water from the nearest reservoir.
The swimsuit is the height of Seva, this time could never be missed. However, they said that homemade seeds degenerate, become worthless for sowing. There was a sign that the best crop is obtained from other people's seeds, especially if they were stolen. Therefore, the owners on this day went to visit each other and slowly tried to take a little seeds. Since everyone did this, no one remained at a loss.
Name day on this day
Akaki, Anton, David, Ivan, Joseph, Mikhail, Semyon, Stepan, Thaddeus.
Source: Calend.ru.
