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Today is Monday, December 16, 2024. Day 351 of the Gregorian year. There are 15 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 09:23. Astronomical noon: 13:05. Sunset: 16:48. Day length: 07:25. Night length: 16:35.
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General:
This Monday marks Shaggy Day, as well as Summit Conquest Day and World Silence Day.
In addition, today we can celebrate Neurofitness Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, December 16 of this year is the 26th Week after Pentecost.
For Orthodox Christians, today is Monday - the day of remembrance of the prophet Sophaniah, the Venerable Savva of Storozhevsky (Zvenigorodsky), the Venerable Theodulus of Constantinople, the Venerable John the Silent, former Bishop of Colonia, the Hieromartyr Theodore, Archbishop of Alexandria, the Venerable George of Cherniki, the Hieromartyr Andrew the Priest, the Hieromartyr Nicholas the Priest, and Saint George the Confessor.
In 1631, there was a powerful eruption of Vesuvius.
In 1809, the divorce of Napoleon I and Josephine de Beauharnais was announced.
In 1899, the football club "Milan" was founded.
In 1946, Christian Dior opened his fashion house on Avenue Montaigne in Paris.
In 1947, William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain at Bell Labs created the first working bipolar transistor.
In 1534, the Flemish painter Hans Bol was born, known for his landscapes, depictions of allegorical and biblical scenes, and genre paintings.
In 1770, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born, one of the most performed composers in the world, who wrote in every genre that existed in his time.
In 1775, the English writer Jane Austen was born, a classic of Western literature who wrote so-called “novels of manners.”
In 1776, the German chemist and physicist Johann Wilhelm Ritter, who discovered ultraviolet radiation, was born.
In 1836, the German surgeon Ernst von Bergmann, the founder of asepsis and the author of classic manuals on the problems of military field surgery, was born.
In 1866, the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky was born, who is considered one of the founders of abstract art.
In 1901, American anthropologist Margaret Mead was born, who during the 1950s was the most famous and respected anthropologist in the world.
In 1917, the English scientist, writer, futurologist, inventor Sir Arthur Clarke was born. He is best known for his collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on the creation of the cult science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
In 1928, American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick was born, who became famous as the author of works in the science fiction genre.
In 1935, Soviet and Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter Svetlana Druzhinina was born, known primarily as a director of films about midshipmen.
In 1946, Swedish composer, musician, producer Benny Andersson, member of the group ABBA, was born.
In 1948, Soviet and Russian TV presenter and actor Yuri Nikolaev was born. He is known for his musical TV programs: “Morning Mail”, “Morning Star” and “Heritage of the Republic”.
In 1971, German musician, composer, producer and DJ Paul van Dyk, one of the world's leading trance DJs, was born.
In 1982, Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actress, TV and radio presenter Anna Sedokova was born, whose hits include “Cold Heart”, “Heart in Bandages”, “Shantaram”, etc.
In 1988, Russian theater, film and dubbing actor Alexander Pal was born, whose works include the films "Rag Union", "Deeper!" and others.
December 16th is popularly known as Ivan the Silent, the Day of World Silence and Muteness.
If firewood crackles in the stove, then you should expect frost, but if a bullfinch chirps under the window, on the contrary, you need to prepare for warmth.
If the stars in the sky are jumping, there will be a blizzard and cold, and snow falling on the melted ground foretells a poor harvest next year.
In the lunar calendar, December 16 of the year is the 16th lunar day. The waning moon has moved into the zodiac sign Cancer.
The sunrise of the night light will take place at 16:08, while the reverse process will occur at 10:49.
This Monday is a rather harmonious day, when everything is in balance. We feel an excess of energy, which is better directed into a creative channel or physical exercise, to avoid aggressive and thoughtless actions.