Today is Thursday, November 21, 2024. Day 326 of the Gregorian year. There are 40 days left until the end of the year.
Sunrise: 08:49. Astronomical noon: 12:55. Sunset: 17:02. Length of day: 08:13. Length of night: 15:47.
According to the church calendar, November 21 is the name day of:
Gabriel, Mikhail, Pavel, Raphael.
What holidays are celebrated on November 21
General:
This Thursday is a reason to quit bad habits, because today we celebrate No Smoking Day.
November 21 is also World Hello Day, Lighted Windows Day and World Television Day.
World Philosophy Day, Day Without Music and Guinness World Records Day can also be celebrated on this day.
Church:
In the church calendar, November 21 of this year is the 22nd Week after Pentecost, and also the Council of the Archangel Michael and other Heavenly Bodiless Powers and the day of remembrance of the Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Selaphiel, Jehudiel, Barachiel and Jeremiel.
This day in history
In 1783, the first human flight in history took place in a hot air balloon. Two Frenchmen rose to a height of 915 meters in the suburbs of Paris and landed 25 minutes later.
In 1877, Thomas Edison invented the phonograph.
In 1916, the Britannic, a sister ship to the Olympic and Titanic, sank after hitting a German mine.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1694, the French philosopher, writer, historian Voltaire, one of the main representatives of the enlightenment thought of the 18th century, was born.
In 1902, the Soviet singer (lyric baritone) Vladimir Bunchikov was born, whose repertoire includes songs by Soviet composers: “Migratory Birds Are Flying,” “Sad Willows” (M. Blanter), “Song of the Lantern” (D. Shostakovich), “Farewell, Rocky Mountains” (E. Zharkovsky), etc.
In 1905, Soviet film director and screenwriter Tatyana Lukashevich was born, whose fame was brought by “The Foundling”, “Dowry Wedding”, “Matriculation Certificate”, “The Blind Musician”, and others.
In 1915, Soviet philosopher and teacher Mikhail Ovsyannikov, author of books about Hegel, was born.
In 1919, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress Victoria Gorshenina was born, whom critics called "the queen of the Soviet humor episode."
That same year, Swedish canoeist Gert Fredriksson, Sweden's record holder for the number of Olympic awards, including gold, was born.
In 1920, the Soviet song composer Yan Frenkel was born, author of the songs “Years” (lyrics by M. Lisyansky), “Cranes” (lyrics by R. Gamzatov), and others.
In 1943, Soviet and Ukrainian theater and film actor Mikhail Golubovich was born, who played in the films "Commissars", "Thoughts about Taras Bulba", "Biryuk", "Thought about Kovpak: Buran" and others.
In 1944, American film actor, director and screenwriter Harold Ramis was born, whose works include Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Analyze This, and others.
In 1946, Soviet violinist Oleg Kagan was born, a brilliant interpreter of the music of Bach and Mozart, the first performer of works dedicated to him by A. Schnittke, T. Mansuryan, S. Gubaidulina, as well as works by Hindemith, Messiaen and others.
In 1963, Russian science fiction writer Nick Perumov was born, author of the epic "Ring of Darkness" and the series about the universe "Ordered".
Icelandic singer, actress, musician, and songwriter Björk was born in 1965. Music critics have described her as "the most important and visionary musician of her generation."
In 1988, German biathlete Eric Frenzel, a three-time Olympic champion and multiple world champion, was born. He is second in history in the number of World Cup stages won and shares the record for the total number of Olympic awards in a biathlete's career.
In 1995, Russian hockey player Vladislav Gavrikov, a defender for the NHL club Los Angeles Kings, was born. He became an Olympic champion in 2018.
Folk omens
November 21 is popularly known as Michaelmas Day.
By this time the agricultural season was coming to an end. From Michaelmas onwards and throughout the following week the peasants had fun and held feasts. According to folk signs, the weather on this day could predict the weather in December and January.
If there is frost in the morning, then a lot of snow is expected in December and January.
Thick fog in the morning foretells warmer weather.
A warm and sunny day indicates that the winter will be frosty, and frost in the morning indicates that the winter will be snowy.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, November 21 of the year is the 20th lunar day. The Moon is in the waning phase and is located in the sign of Leo.
The night light will illuminate the earth with its light at 21:31. Sunset will take place at 13:46.
This Thursday is a great day for various spiritual practices, developing intuition and realizing your purpose. It is also a time of karmic retribution, so it is better to be alone to avoid possible conflicts in communication with other people.
