The life of the average Russian is a series of gray everyday life with rare interspersed holiday. But it turns out that we have a lot of significant dates. February 8 is very rich in all kinds of historical, memorable and simply entertaining events.
This date in the history of Russia
February, despite the fact that it is the shortest of the year, is very “prolific” on dates. All over the world celebrate Valentine's Day, the patron saint of all lovers, February 14. Defender of the Fatherland Day is widely celebrated in Russia on February 23. And on February 8 in the history of Russia in different years there were important events for the state and simply interesting events.
On this day in 1054, Yaroslav the Wise died, who was able to significantly strengthen the authority of the Old Russian state. Under his leadership, the Golden Gate and St. Sophia Cathedral were built, a large library of Russian and Greek books was created.
In 1106, on the eighth day of February, the Great Vladimir Monomakh created the first didactic work of art “The Instruction”.
On this day in 1837, the ill-fated duel took place between the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin and cavalry guard Dantes, who was suspected of vicious communication with the poet’s wife. The outcome of the duel is known to all. Pushkin died two days later from peritonitis. On the same day, a hundred years later, a monument was erected on the site of the duel in Leningrad.
The year 1904 of this February day marked the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, in which, for the first time in the entire history of the war, armored and destroyers were used. As a result of this annual slaughter, Japan gained rights to the Kwantung region, the branch of the Chinese Eastern Railway, southern Sakhalin, and Korea was also under its sphere of influence.
On this day in 1919, standard time was introduced. In 1921, a decree was issued on the Askania-Nova reserve. In 1929, the great and mighty Russian language was replenished with another interesting word - “helicopter”, which was called the invention of Kamov. In 1943, Kursk was liberated. In 1945, the Russian pilot Devyatayev escaped from a German concentration camp on an enemy aircraft. In 1949, theater and film actress Irina Muravyova was born , who in 2009 was congratulated by the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.
World History Day
On February 8, 1575, a university opened in the Netherlands on the basis of a former convent. On the already mentioned day of 1587, the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart, a very beautiful woman with great political ambitions, was executed after being accused of conspiring against the Queen of England.
In 1600, on this day, Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake of the Inquisition.
And after 72 years, Isaac Newton, in violation of all the norms of morality and decency, declared that the white light is nothing but a mixture of all known colors.
In February, the 8th, in 1816, a dog also took part in the process of detaining a criminal group. People appreciated all the charm and capabilities of these animals for a long time, but such an experience was the first and very successful, however, dogs were accepted for regular work in the police only in 1899.
On this day in 1838, American Samuel Morse introduced his own system for transmitting a signal through a special code.
In 1879, at the suggestion of Sanford Fleming, the globe was divided into 24 time zones.
On this day in 1885, George Bernard Shaw published his first work.
In 1915, on February 8, in Los Angeles, the premiere of the film "Birth of a Nation" took place, which was subsequently included in the list of 100 best paintings of all time.
In 1919, on the day in question, a cardiogram of heart failure was published by Dr. J. Herick.
In 1924, in Nevada, in a city jail, a gas chamber was used as a humane alternative to execution and hanging to a guy who was sentenced to death by a guy who was sentenced to death. However, she did not live up to expectations, being in fact expensive, unsafe and completely humane.
Winter Day 1928 was marked by the transmission of a television signal from London to New York.
On this February day of 1931, the new capital of India, New Delhi, was inaugurated.
February 8th is the official opening day of the Winter Olympics. On this day, the opening of the games in Sarajevo in 1984; in 1992, the 16th Winter Olympics opened on the same day in France in Albertville; The 19th Salt Lake City Winter Games in 2002 also opened on the 8th.
Russian Science Day
February 8 - Science Day. RAS, or the Russian Academy of Sciences, consists of 470 institutions and 55 thousand scientists working in them. It was created by Peter I in February 1724. Since 1991, the Academy has been called the Russian Academy of Sciences.
And since 1999, after decree No. 717 of the President of the Russian Federation, the above date is considered the official birthday of Russian science.
Military topographer and his day of the year
On February 8, not only scientists, but also military topographers celebrate their professional holiday, that is, people who create military geographic and topographic maps that are necessary not only in military affairs, but also for civilian purposes. The first handwritten topographic map was the map of Siberia, compiled by the geographer Remezov. The first specialized institution in world history that trained cartographers and topographers was founded in Russia.
This service is secret. After all, every armed conflict or battle begins with a map. And, paradoxical as it may sound, sometimes the fate of peoples depends on such a scrap of paper.
Slovenian culture has its day on the calendar
Franze Prešern is a Slovenian lawyer with the vocation of a poet. He was the founder of the literary Slovenian language. He survived many deaths of loved ones, unrequited love, alcoholism, ups and downs. He picked out his happiness for a long time. He married at 46, had two sons, wealth, respect of fellow citizens, but all this came to the poet too late. On the eighth of February, 1849, an outstanding figure in Slovenia, who proved that his language was no less beautiful than any language in Western Europe, died of cirrhosis. It was his “Toast” that formed the basis of the national Slovenian anthem.
Since 1944, February 8 has been a celebration of Slovenian culture and language, called the Day of Prešern.
Orthodox church calendar and February 8th
February 8 is a church holiday in which they venerate St. Xenophon, his wife Mary and two sons - Arkady and John, the martyr Ananius presbyter, the prison guard of Peter and the seven soldiers with them. They recall the venerable Semion of the Old, the saints Ammon, Joseph, the bishop of Solunsky, the blessed David III the Renewal, the king of Averia and Abkhazia.
February 8 - a church holiday associated with the transfer of the relics of Theodore Studite. A lot of signs are associated with his name among the people. For example, it was believed that what this day will be like in spring. Bird singing on this day predicted a return of frost, especially if a titmouse sang in the morning. Rolling peas over the dish and listening to the sound made by the peas, they tried to predict the strength of future snow vortices.
So, February 8th. Names marked by this date: Peter, Semyon, Joseph, Mary, Ivan, David, Fedor, Arkady.
Birthday
This day is very fruitful for the birth of many talented, artistic and famous people. February 8 - the birthday of such Russian stars as Vyacheslav Tikhonov, known for the films “White Bim Black Ear”, “War and Peace”, for the serial film “17 Moments of Spring”; Irina Muravyova, who was remembered throughout the country for her game in the films Carnival, The Most Charming and Attractive, and others; Honored Artist of Russia Viktor Proskurin; Gold Olympic champion in pairs figure skating Roman Kostomarov.
This date was captured in 1834 by the birth of the great Russian chemist and physicist Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev, whose periodic table is familiar to everyone, from small to large.
This day Sergey Sivokho, TV presenter, showman, Irina Merleni, Ukrainian freestyle wrestling athlete, Russian actress Maria Shekunova, known for the comedy series “Real Boys”, actor Philip Kotov (“Zaitsev +1”), celebrates his birthday actors James Dean and Seth Green, as well as world famous French writer Jules Verne.
Horoscope of people born on this day.
Humanitarian, inventive, dreamy workaholics can be called people born on the same day. The sign of the Zodiac - Aquarius - gives its wards an entrepreneurial vein and a desire to facilitate and improve the lives of others.
People born on February 8 are peculiar to their health. The horoscope indicates the vulnerability of the immune system, lymphatic and cardiovascular systems. To protect them, you should choose a sparing diet, minimize the effects of alcohol and cigarettes. These people do not like to tell anyone about their health problems, even to doctors. Therefore, for them the best option would be to choose one doctor who will guide them throughout life.
Some more interesting facts
In the USA, several celebrations take place on this day. February 8 is a holiday in the country dedicated to the organization of scouts, kites and molasses pies. Congo celebrates Youth Day on this day. And this date is listed as World Marriage Day.
In Zoroastrianism, the day of Sraoshi is celebrated on this day, when the Sun enters the 18th degree of Aquarius. Sraoshi is considered the guardian of dreams, the vehicle that connects the world of ideas and the embodied world. The holiday is cheerful, bright, accompanied by eating nuts and halva.
In Hinduism, this day is associated with the glorification of the Goddess of knowledge and education of Saraswati. This celebration is not of a national character, but schools are closed on this day. On the eve of the students participate in music competitions, sports competitions, discussions.
Significant events, holidays are an opportunity to bring joy and fun to loved ones. And February 8th is a day that contains a lot of such occasions.