Today is Friday, October 18, 2024. Day 292 of the Gregorian year. There are 74 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 07:44. Astronomical noon: 12:54. Sunset: 18:05. Day length: 10:21. Night length: 13:39.
According to the church calendar, October 18 is the name day of:
Alexandra, Alexey, Gabriel, Gregory, Denis, Evdokim, Innocent, Kuzma, Makar, Matvey, Peter, Tikhon, Philip.
What holidays are celebrated on October 18
General:
This year, October 18th is World Women's Happiness Day and World Candy Day.
You can also celebrate International Necktie Day, Wizard Day and World Students' Day.
Church:
In the church calendar, October 18 of this year is the 17th Week after Pentecost.
Today is the day of remembrance of the Martyr Kharitina, the Moscow Saints Peter, Theognost, Alexis, Cyprian, Photius, Jonah, Gerontius, Joasaph, Macarius, Philip, Job, Hermogenes, Tikhon, Peter, Philaret, Innocent and Macarius, the Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Alexandria, the Martyr Mamelkhva of Persia, the Venerable Gregory of Khandzoi, the Venerable Damian, Priest, Healer, Jeremiah and Matthew the Clairvoyant, of the Caves, the Venerable Kharitina, Princess of Lithuania, who labored in Novgorod, and the Venerable Gabriel the Confessor.
This day in history
In 1896, the first comic strips appeared in the New York Journal.
In 1954, the first commercial transistor radio was announced and went on sale in November of that year.
In 1963, the first ever flight of a cat (Félicette) into space took place.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1585, the German composer Heinrich Schütz was born, who is known primarily as the author of sacred choral music.
In 1634, the Italian painter and engraver Luca Giordano was born, who created many frescoes and paintings.
In 1697, the Italian landscape artist Canaletto, author of "Portello and the Brento Canal" and other paintings, was born.
In 1741, the French writer Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, author of the epistolary novel Dangerous Liaisons, was born.
In 1799, the German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein was born, who discovered and named ozone.
In 1847, Russian electrical engineer Alexander Lodygin, creator of the incandescent lamp, was born.
In 1872, the Russian poet and prose writer Mikhail Kuzmin was born, whose pen belongs to the poem cycles “Alexandrian Songs” and “The Trout Breaks the Ice”.
In 1901, the Soviet composer and choral conductor Vladimir Zakharov was born, whose songs include “Along the Village,” “The Road,” “Seeing Off,” “Be Healthy,” and others.
In 1927, American actor George C. Scott, known for his roles in the films Anatomy of a Murder, Mussolini, and others, was born.
In 1934, Soviet and Russian science fiction writer Kir Bulychev was born, the author of a series of children's books about a girl from the future, Alisa Selezneva.
In 1956, Czechoslovakian and American tennis player Martina Navratilova, former world number one, was born.
In 1960, American actor of Belgian origin, martial artist, screenwriter, film director Jean-Claude Van Damme was born, who starred in more than 50 films during his acting career.
In 1973, Russian theater and film actor Sergei Bezrukov was born. He starred in the TV series "Brigada", "Uchastok", "Yesenin", as well as in the feature films "Shadowboxing", "Pushkin. The Last Duel", "Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive" and others.
In 1989, American actress Joy Lauren, known for her role as Danielle Van de Kamp in the television series Desperate Housewives, was born.
Folk omens
October 18th is known among the people as Kharitiny's first canvases.
If there is no snow by this day, the winter will be late, and if migratory birds fly south in unison, the winter will be harsh.
Want to know if it will snow? Look closely at the jackdaws and crows in the sky – if they are circling, the answer to the question is yes.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, October 18 of the year is the 16th lunar day. The Moon is going through a waning phase. It is located in the constellation Taurus.
The sunrise of the celestial body is expected at 17:16, and the sunset at 08:31.
This Friday is a rather harmonious day, when everything is balanced. There is an excess of energy, which is better directed into creativity or sports, otherwise it can result in thoughtless and even aggressive actions.
