Today is Friday, October 4, 2024. Day 278 of the Gregorian year. There are 88 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 07:17. Astronomical noon: 12:57. Sunset: 18:38. Day length: 11:21. Night length: 12:39.
According to the church calendar, October 4 is the name day of:
Alexander, Alexey, Andrey, Valentin, Vasily, Vladimir, Daniil, Dmitry, Ivan, Joseph, Isaac, Konstantin, Peter.
What holidays are celebrated on October 4th
General:
There is a reason to smile widely – today is World Smile Day.
This Friday also marks World Animal Day, Blanket Day, and Unasked Questions Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, October 4 of this year is the 15th Week after Pentecost.
For Orthodox Christians, this date is also the Afterglow of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Uncovering of the Relics of Saint Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov, the Day of Remembrance of the Apostle of the 70 Kodrat, the Holy Martyrs Hypatius the Bishop and Andrew the Priest, Saint Daniel of Shuzhgorsk, Saint Joseph of Zaonikievsk, Saints Isaac and Meletius, Bishops of Cyprus, Martyrs Eusebius and Priscus, Holy Martyrs Alexander, Alexius, Constantine, John the Priests, Holy Martyr Mauritius and with him Martyr Basil, Holy Martyrs Valens, Alexander, John, Andrew, Peter, John the Priest, Holy Martyr John the Priest, Holy Martyr Basil the Priest.
This day in history
In 1911, the first escalator was put into operation in London.
In 1916, the city of Romanov-on-Murman was founded, later renamed Murmansk and becoming the largest city in the world located beyond the Arctic Circle.
In 1957, the USSR launched the first artificial Earth satellite.
In 1959, the Luna 3 spacecraft was launched, photographing the far side of the Moon for the first time.
In 1971, the mole was adopted as one of the standard units of the SI system.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1657, the Italian artist of the late Baroque era Francesco Solimena was born, one of the greatest representatives of the Neapolitan school of painting and the author of the paintings “Boreas Abducts Orithyia”, “Diana and Endymion”, “Venus and Vulcan”, etc.
In 1720, the Italian archaeologist, architect and graphic artist, master of architectural landscapes Giovanni Battista Piranesi was born. He created a large number of drawings and sketches, but in his life he built only one building: the church of Santa Maria del Priorato (Order of Malta).
In 1816, the French poet and revolutionary Eugène Potier, author of The Internationale, was born.
In 1859, the Russian Soviet artist-peredvizhnik and architect Sergei Malyutin was born. He is also known as the author of the painting of the first Russian matryoshka doll and an apologist for the "a la russe" style in art.
In 1895, American comedian, film director, and screenwriter Buster Keaton, one of the greatest comedians of silent cinema, was born.
In 1903, American physicist, mathematician, and electrical engineer John Vincent Atanasoff, one of the inventors of the first electronic computer, was born.
In 1921, Soviet design engineer Alexander Kemurdzhian, creator of the first planetary rovers, was born.
In 1941, American writer, screenwriter, producer Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire and other works, was born.
In 1956, Austrian actor Christoph Waltz was born, who gained wide fame thanks to his role as SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa in the film Inglourious Basterds.
In 1964, Soviet and Russian singer, musician, songwriter Evgeny Osin, former member of the group "Bravo", was born.
In 1976, American actress and model Alicia Silverstone, who starred in the film "Batman & Robin", was born.
In 1984, Russian-American singer and songwriter Lena Katina, ex-lead singer of the group "tATu", was born.
American actress and model Dakota Johnson was born in 1989. Her films include Fifty Shades of Grey, Black Mass, and others.
Folk omens
October 4th is popularly known as Kondrat da Ipat, Kondratiev Day.
The weather as it is today will continue for another four weeks.
Want to know what winter will be like? If it is clear outside and the north-east wind is blowing, the winter months will be cold. Moles have dragged a lot of straw into their holes – the winter will be harsh. And if there are few mushrooms and a lot of nuts, December, January and February will be harsh and snowy.
If the birch leaves start to turn yellow from the top, then spring will be early; if from the bottom, then late.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, October 4 of the year is the 3rd lunar day. The Moon is in the waxing phase and in the zodiac sign Libra.
The Earth's natural satellite will rise at 08:28 and set at 18:02.
This Friday is a day of struggle, aggression and pressure. Conflicts can escalate even between close people. In order not to worsen the situation and not to negatively affect your well-being and relationships with others, you should try to suppress negative emotions and direct your energy into physical activity.
