Today is Saturday, November 16, 2024. Day 321 of the Gregorian year. There are 45 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 08:40. Astronomical noon: 12:54. Sunset: 17:09. Day length: 08:29. Night length: 15:31.
Alexander, Anna, Bogdan, Vasily, Vincent, Vladimir, Evdokia, Ivan, Ilya, Joseph, Kuzma, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Sergey, Fedor, Fedot.
General:
This Saturday is the day to celebrate the Day of the Daily Feast and Mulled Wine Day.
Anyone can join World Handicraft Day or Bead Stringing Day.
November 16 is also International Day Against Anorexia and International Day for Tolerance.
Church:
In the church calendar, November 16 of this year is the 21st Week after Pentecost.
This Sunday is the day of remembrance of the martyrs Akepsimus the bishop, Joseph the priest and Aithalas the deacon, the martyrs Atticus, Agapius, Eudoxius, Katerius, Istukarius, Pactovius, Niktopolion and their retinue, the Venerable Akepsimus, the righteous Snandulia, the holy martyr Nicholas and the martyr Paul, the holy martyrs Basil, Basil, Alexander, Vladimir, Sergius, Nicholas, Vincent, John, Peter, Peter, Alexander, Paul, Cosmas the priest and Simeon the deacon, the martyr Eudokia, the holy martyr Sergius the deacon and the Renewal (consecration) of the Church of the Great Martyr George in Lydda.
In 1824, Australian explorer Hamilton Hume discovered the Murray River, the longest river in Australia.
In 1841, a cork lifebelt was patented in New York.
In 1938, the sport discipline of sambo was “born”.
In 1945, the discovery of the heavy elements americium (atomic number 95) and curium (96) was announced.
In 1965, the USSR launched the automatic interplanetary station Venera-3, an unmanned spacecraft that was the first to reach the surface of Venus (crashed into it). It became the first terrestrial apparatus to reach the surface of another planet.
In 1803, the English literary scholar and writer William Thoms, who coined the term folklore, was born.
In 1873, American singer William Handy, who is called the "father of the blues", was born.
In 1895, Soviet playwright Valentina Lyubimova was born, an author of books for children, who wrote about 20 plays.
In 1900, Soviet theater and film actor Osip Abdulov was born. His best roles were John Silver in Treasure Island, Tarantulov in The Man in a Case, the Greek Dymba from The Wedding, and others.
In 1908, the Soviet singer (lyric tenor) Georgy Vinogradov was born, whose repertoire included works by L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert, R. Schumann, P.I. Tchaikovsky, Russian folk songs, and old romances.
In 1937, Soviet hockey player Viktor Yakushev, Olympic champion and multiple world and European champion, was born.
In 1946, American basketball player Jo Jo White, two-time NBA champion and Olympic champion, was born.
In 1952, Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was born, who created such video game series as Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Nintendogs, Wave Race and Pikmin.
In 1958, Soviet and Russian pop singer and composer Alexander Malinin was born, performer of such hits as “Two Souls”, “Banks”, “Lieutenant Golitsyn”, etc.
In 1962, the Soviet and Russian composer and singer Igor Kornelyuk was born. His songs were performed by Mikhail Boyarsky, Edita Piekha, Philip Kirkorov and others.
In 1966, Russian film director and screenwriter Nikolai Lebedev was born, whose works include "Star", "Wolfhound from the Family of Gray Dogs", "Legend No. 17", etc.
In 1971, Soviet and Russian swimmer Alexander Popov, 4-time Olympic champion, 6-time world champion, 21-time European champion, was born.
November 16th is popularly known as Anna Kholodnaya.
If frost hits in the evening of this day, then the winter will be warm, and if frost hits in the morning, then there will be a lot of snow.
Have you noticed that mice are digging holes? This promises a cold snap. If smoke rises from the chimney in a column, frosty weather is ahead.
If there is snow, but the leaves have not fallen from all the trees yet, then the next year will be difficult and without a good harvest.
In the lunar calendar, November 16 of the year is the 15th lunar day. The moon has reached the full moon phase. It is now in the sign of Gemini.
The sunrise and sunset of the night luminary will occur at 15:53 and 09:16, respectively.
This Saturday is a day of trials. The further course of events will depend on your choice and reaction to events. The probability of problems in relationships with loved ones is quite high.