Today is Friday, June 21, 2024. Day 172 of the Gregorian year. There are 194 days left in the year.
Sunrise: 04:38. Astronomical noon: 13:11. Sunset: 21:45. Day length: 17:07. Night length: 06:53.
According to the church calendar, June 21 is the name day of:
Vasily, Ephraim, Konstantin, Pavel, Fedor.
What holidays are celebrated on June 21
General:
June 21, as is typical for June, is Sunny Bunny Day and International Flower Day.
Today we also celebrate International Slowness Day, World Giraffe Day and International T-Shirt Day.
You can also join in the Selfie Day celebration.
Church:
In the church calendar, June 21 of this year is the 7th week after Easter.
For believers, this Friday is also associated with such events as the Afterglow of the Ascension of the Lord, the day of remembrance of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates, the Venerable Ephraim, Patriarch of Antioch, the Venerable Zosima of Phoenicia, Saint Theodore, Bishop of Suzdal, the Holy Martyr Gregory Zlatorunsky, Priest, the Discovery of the Relics of the Passion-Bearers, the Blessed Princes Vasily and Konstantin of Yaroslavl, and the Feast of the Yaroslavl and Uryupinsk Icons of the Mother of God.
This day in history
In 1804, Smithson Tennant presented a report to the Royal Society of London on the discovery of two new metals: iridium and osmium.
In 1851, the Immortal Game of Chess was held.
In 1913, the first woman to jump with a parachute from an airplane was an 18-year-old American woman, Georgia Broadwick, nicknamed Tiny. She used a silk parachute weighing 5 kg and jumped from a height of 305 meters from an airplane piloted by Glenn Martin. The landing was successful.
In 1948, Columbia Records introduced records that could hold 23 minutes of music on each side. This marked the beginning of a new era in the music industry, with vinyl albums replacing the heavy, fragile discs that contained a single song on each side.
In 2004, the world's first privately operated spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, first entered space.
Which celebrities were born on this day?
In 1781, the French mathematician and physicist Siméon Denis Poisson, the founder of modern mathematical physics, was born.
In 1940, the Georgian poet Akaki Tsereteli, a master of civil and love lyrics (“Firefly”, “Suliko”, etc.), was born.
In 1905, the French philosopher, writer, and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre was born. He wrote many literary and philosophical works, the most famous of which are “Existentialism is a Humanism” and “Nausea”.
In 1916, Canadian hockey player, center forward Buddy O'Connor, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, was born.
In 1935, the French writer and playwright Françoise Sagan, author of "Blue Glasses", "The Stray" and other works, was born.
In 1948, the French composer Philippe Sarde, who writes music exclusively for cinema, was born. He is the author of soundtracks for more than 200 films.
In 1962, Soviet musician and songwriter Viktor Tsoi, founder and leader of the rock group Kino, was born.
In 1973, Russian and Israeli theater, film and dubbing actor Kirill Safonov was born. He became famous after the TV series “Tatiana’s Day”, “Bear’s Corner”, “Terms of Contract” and others.
American actor Chris Pratt was born in 1979. He is known for his leading roles in the films Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, and Passengers.
In 1982, Duke William, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, son of King Charles III of Great Britain and Princess Diana, was born.
Folk omens
June 21st is known to the people as Fyodor Kolodeznik.
If loud peals of thunder are heard during a thunderstorm, then one should expect prolonged bad weather.
Heavy dew means a clear day, and rolling thunder in the morning means bad news.
A loud thunder means a downpour, a dull thunder means a quiet rain.
Three hours before a thunderstorm, birds stop singing.
Lunar calendar
In the lunar calendar, June 21 of this year is the 15th lunar day. The celestial body is in the "Waxing Moon" phase and in the zodiac sign of Sagittarius.
Moonrise will occur at 21:46 and moonset will occur at 02:14.
This Friday is a day of trials. The outcome of events depends on your choices, and the direction your life will take depends on your reaction to them. The likelihood of deteriorating relationships with loved ones is very high.
Earlier, BelNovosti wrote about the holidays on June 19 .
