Day of the military signalman.

On October 20, 1919, by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Republic, an independent central body for the management of military communications was created and the posts of communications chiefs of fronts, divisions and brigades were introduced. The communications service was allocated to the special headquarters service, and the communications troops - into independent special forces. Thus, the structure of the modern signal troops was laid. As a result, October 20, 1919 is considered to be the Day of Formation of Signal Corps of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Back in the middle of the 19th century, after the invention of the electric telegraph, communication units appeared in the Russian army. The first military field telegraph was used in the Crimean War of 1853-1856. The world's first military radio unit, the Kronstadt Spark Military Telegraph, was formed in May 1899. And by the beginning of the First World War 1914-1918. In the Russian army, there were signal units in all infantry, cavalry and artillery units and formations.
Military communications began their journey with visual and simple sound signals. Modern system Communication is a complex multifunctional organism, which includes numerous communication centers for various purposes, many thousands of kilometers of radio lines, radio relay, tropospheric, wire and other types of communication.

Day of the sailors-surface watermen. Birthday of the Navy.

On October 20, 1696, the Boyar Duma, at the insistence of Peter I, decided to create a regular Russian navy. This day is considered to be the birthday of the Russian Navy.
During the reign of Peter I, military shipbuilding developed in Russia, ships were built in Voronezh and St. Petersburg, on Ladoga and in Arkhangelsk. The Azov and Baltic fleets were created, later - the Pacific and Northern fleets.
In the second half of the 18th - early 19th centuries. The Russian navy ranked third in the world in terms of the number of warships, the tactics of military operations at sea were constantly being improved. This allowed the Russian sailors to win a number of brilliant victories.
During the Great Patriotic War our fleet withstood severe tests and reliably covered the flanks of the fronts, crushing the Nazis at sea, in the sky and on land. Submariners, naval pilots and soldiers of the Marine Corps have added new pages to the history of the Fatherland's naval glory.
And today Russian sailors continue and develop the glorious traditions of the Russian Navy, which has a 300-year history.

International Air Traffic Controller Day.

On October 20, 1961, the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations was established in Amsterdam. This event was such a significant milestone in the history of the development of air transport that it became the basis for the emergence of a new professional holiday dedicated to its date - International Day air traffic controller.
Air traffic controllers are a responsible job. The specialists of the air traffic control service require not only perfect mastery of professional skills, but also special psychological training. Security in the sky is in the hands of these people on earth. Air traffic controllers have a huge responsibility and the highest demands are placed on their professionalism.
There is a rule among air traffic controllers that work must be performed regardless of any circumstances and working conditions. This holiday became an opportunity for dispatchers around the world to once again emphasize the importance of their profession, draw public attention to their work, declare their achievements and formulate plans and goals for the future.

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TRANSFORMATION OF THE LORD GOD AND OUR SAVIOR JESUS ​​CHRIST
Venerable Job of Uschelsky (1628). St. Feoktista, bishop Chernigov. Novosshmchch. Demetrius, Archbishop. Gdovsky (1938), Priest Nicholas (Prozorov) (1930), presv. Andrey (Zimin), pres. Sergius (Tikhomirova), Domnika, Lydia and Maria (Zimin).

Transfiguration of the Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ

Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord- August 19 (New Art.) Has one day of the forefeast (18 August) and seven days of the afterfeast (from 20 to 27 August). The giving of the holiday takes place on August 27.
In the Orthodox calendar, this holiday is called “ Transfiguration of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ».

On the feast of the Transfiguration, the blessing of the bunches takes place in the church, i.e. grapes, and where grapes are not born - apples and other fruits. The Feast of the Transfiguration was chosen for this because by the time it ripens, garden fruits, garden vegetables, and the harvest ends in the fields.

On the feast of the Transfiguration, the mystical theology of the Christian Church is revealed.
Transformation is a visual manifestation of the kingdom of God on earth. Shortly before the Passion on the Cross, Jesus Christ, taking with Him three disciples - John, James and Peter, left Capernaum and headed north to Mount Tabor, towering like a fortress over the hills of Galilee. The disciples were silent, anticipating that a secret would be revealed to them. The mystery takes place in silence. The human word refers to mystery like a wave to the depths of the ocean.
At Tabor, the apostles saw the Divine Transfiguration of Christ, the manifestation of His majesty and glory. The face of the Savior became like the light of lightning, the clothes - white as snow. He stood surrounded by radiance, like the rays of the sun. Two prophets, Moses and Elijah, appeared to the Savior and talked with Him. The exegetes (interpreters of the Holy Scriptures) say that this was a conversation about the sacrifice of Calvary, about the sufferings ahead of Christ, about the fact that human sins will be atoned for by the blood of the Son of God and the Savior.
The three apostles experienced the manifestation of the Divine light as an incomparable great joy. It seemed that time itself stood still in the contemplation of the Divine light. The astonished apostles fell to the ground. The vision ended. Together with Jesus Christ, they descended the mountain and returned to Capernaum in the morning.
The Lord not only preached the Gospel to the peoples of Palestine, He simultaneously educated and enlightened his disciples. And gradually He was revealed to them not only as the Messiah of Israel, but of all mankind, as the King of the eternal spiritual kingdom. The Messiah's words that he should be martyred in Jerusalem caused amazement and fear among the apostles. The sight of the Messiah nailed to the Cross could arouse in Christ's disciples a feeling of despair, the thought that everything was irretrievably lost. The mystery of redemption could appear to their eyes as defeat, as the impotence of the Messiah. In the hours of despondency and doubt, the testimony of the three apostles about the Transfiguration was supposed to strengthen the rest of the disciples in the faith.

The transformation showed the presence in Jesus Christ of a dual nature - divine and human. During the Transfiguration, there was the appearance of the Son with the witness of the Father and the Holy Spirit, that is, the appearance of all persons of the Holy Trinity. During his time there was no change in the divine nature of Christ, on the contrary, his divinity was manifested in his human nature. According to John Chrysostom, the Transfiguration took place "in order to show us the future transformation of our nature and His future coming on the clouds in glory with the angels." The appearance of Moses and Elijah is also symbolic. In the words of John Chrysostom, "one who is dead and the other who has not yet experienced death," appeared in order to show that "Christ has power over life and death, has dominion over heaven and earth."

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August 19- 231st day of the year (232th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 134 days left until the end of the year.

Holidays and memorable days

International

• - World Humanitarian Day.

National

Professional

Religious

Orthodoxy

• Transfiguration.

Birthday

• Catholic: Ludwig, Leo.

Events

Until the 19th century

• 1071 - the battle of Manzikert took place between the armies of Emperor Roman IV Diogenes and the Seljuk sultan Alp-Arslan.
• 1687 - in Berezovo, Olonets district, Russia, over a thousand people burned themselves to death in protest against the transition to three-finger baptism.
• 1692 - Five women are hanged for witchcraft in Massachusetts.
• 1722 - battle on the river Inchkhe as part of the Persian campaign of Peter I.
• 1790 - the execution of the writer A. Radishchev was replaced by a 10-year hard labor.

19th century

• 1812 - the battle at Valutina Gora.
• 1839 - Pulkovo Observatory was opened near St. Petersburg.
• 1848 - The New York Herald publishes the first report of gold found in California.
• 1856 - American Gail Borden patented a method for producing condensed milk.
• 1874 - the vest is approved as a sailor uniform in the Russian fleet.
• 1887 - climbing hot-air balloon, Dmitry Mendeleev observed a solar eclipse.

XX century

• 1903 - The 6th Zionist Congress in Basel split over a proposal to establish a Jewish State in Uganda.
• 1905 - the Russian Empire adopted the Manifesto on the Establishment of the Legislative State Duma.
• 1913 - Sylvia Pankhurst, the leader of British suffragettes, advised her comrades-in-arms to study the art of jiu-jitsu in order to withstand future police clashes with honor.
• 1914 - the governing body of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen was created - the Ukrainian military administration.
• 1923 - the first Soviet research vessel, Perseus, embarked on its maiden voyage.
• 1925 - the All-Russian agricultural and handicraft-industrial exhibition was opened, which took place on the site of the park named after Gorky in Moscow. The exhibition was the predecessor of VDNKh.
• 1944 - Alexander Pokryshkin became the first three times Hero of the Soviet Union.
• 1945
  • The Japanese Kwantung Army laid down its arms in Manchuria.
  • Vietnamese communists occupied Hanoi.
• 1947 - Vitamin A is synthesized for the first time.
• 1960 - the first ever flight into space of living beings with a successful return to Earth: in the USSR the Sputnik-5 spacecraft was launched into orbit with the dogs-cosmonauts Belka and Strelka on board.
• 1967 - Pink Floyd hit the UK's Best Albums Chart for the first time with their debut LP, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
• 1980 - disaster L-1011 in Riyadh
• 1981
  • During a US Navy exercise off the coast of Libya, American F-14 interceptors shot down two Libyan Su-22 aircraft.
  • As part of the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR, the Vympel Special Purpose Group was created.
• 1982 - launch of the Soyuz T-7 spacecraft.
• 1991 - attempted coup d'état (GKChP) in the USSR.

XXI Century

• 2002
  • The Snow Mountain Music Festival, the first outdoor rock festival in the country's history, has ended in China.
  • Accident of Mi-26 in Chechnya
• 2004 - Google began selling its shares on the stock market.

Were born

• 232 - Marcus Annius Florian (d. 276), Roman emperor.
• 1398 - Iñigo Lopez de Mendoza (d. 1458), Spanish poet and statesman.
• 1631 - John Dryden (d. 1700), english poet, playwright, critic.
• 1646 - John Flamsteed (d. 1719), English astronomer, first director of the Greenwich Observatory.
• 1689 - Samuel Richardson (d. 1761), English writer.
• 1746 - Countess of Dubarry (née Marie Jeanne Becu; executed in 1793), the official favorite of the French king Louis XV.
• 1753 - Matvey Platov (d. 1818), chieftain of the Don Cossack army.
• 1761 - Andreyan Zakharov (died 1811), Russian architect, representative of the Empire style.
• 1768 - Johann Wilhelm Hoosfeld (died 1837), German forester, mathematician and teacher.
• 1780 - Pierre Jean de Beranger (d. 1857), French poet.
• 1808 - James Nesmith (d. 1890), English inventor of the steam hammer (1839).
• 1830 - Julius Lothar Meyer (d. 1895), German chemist.
• 1858 - Sergei Korovin (died 1908), Russian painter, graphic artist, brother of the artist K. Korovin.
• 1871 - Orville Wright (d. 1948), youngest of the aviation pioneer brothers.
• 1881 - George Enescu (d. 1955), Romanian composer, musician and conductor.
• 1883 - Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (d. 1971), French couturier, trendsetter.
• 1902
  • Ogden Nash (d. 1971), American poet.
  • Boris Gudz (d. 2006), Soviet intelligence officer.
• 1906 - Leonid Solovyov (d. 1962), writer, author of novels about Khoja Nasreddin.
• 1909 - Jerzy Andrzejewski (d. 1983), Polish writer, dissident.
• 1922 - Pavel Aedonitsky (died 2003), Soviet and Russian composer, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
• 1937 - Alexander Vampilov (d. 1972), Soviet playwright.
• 1939 - Ginger Baker, British musician, drummer for the rock band Cream.
• 1945 - Ian Gillan, British rock singer, vocalist of the rock band "Deep Purple".
• 1946 - Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States.
• 1951 - Vladimir Konkin, Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, Honored Artist of Russia.
• 1951 - John Deacon, bassist of the English rock band Queen.
• 1952 - Alexander Solovyov (d. 2000), Soviet and Russian theater and film actor.
• 1953 - Nanni Moretti, Italian film director, producer and actor.
• 1957 - Cesare Prandelli, Italian footballer and coach.
• 1961 - Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, master of dubbing.
• 1962 - Yuri Stytskovsky, Ukrainian comedian, actor, director and screenwriter, former member of the Masks comic troupe.
• 1969 - Matthew Perry, American-Canadian actor.
• 1969 - Nate Dogg (d. 2011), American rapper and singer.
• 1975 - Tracy Toms, American film actress.
• 1981 - Mikhail Bashkatov, Russian actor, TV presenter, captain of the KVN "Maximum" team.
• 1984 - John Ealy, British short track speed skater.
• 1987 - Niko Hulkenberg, German racing driver, Formula 1 pilot.

Passed away

• 14 - Octavian Augustus (b. 63 BC), the first Roman emperor.
• 1295 - Karl Martell of Anjou (b. 1271), nominal king of Hungary (1292-1295).
• 1493 - Frederick III (b. 1415), King of Germany (from 1440), Holy Roman Emperor (1452-1493).
• 1580 - Andrea Palladio (b. 1508), Italian architect of the late Renaissance.
• 1632 - Valentin de Boulogne (b. 1591), French painter of the Baroque era.
• 1657 - Frans Snyders (b. 1579), Flemish painter.
• 1662 - Blaise Pascal (b. 1623), French mathematician, physicist, writer and philosopher.
• 1753 - Johann Balthasar Neumann (b. 1687), one of the greatest German architects of the Baroque and Rococo.
• 1782 - Francesco de Mura (b. 1696), Italian painter of the late Baroque era.
• 1819 - James Watt (b. 1736), Scottish mechanical engineer, inventor of the steam engine.
• 1822 - Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre (b. 1749), famous French astronomer.
• 1856 - Charles Frederic Gerard (b. 1816), French chemist.
• 1887 - Spencer Fullerton Bird (b. 1823), American ornithologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist.
• 1889 - Auguste de Villiers de Lisle-Adam (b. 1838), French writer.
• 1905 - Adolphe William Bouguereau (b. 1825), French painter.
• 1915
  • Carlos Juan Finlay (b. 1833), Spanish-Cuban physician and scientist, pioneer in the study of yellow fever.
  • Pyotr Cherkasov (b. 1882), Russian naval officer, participant in the defense of Port Arthur.
• 1929 - Sergei Diaghilev (b. 1872), Russian theater and art activist.
• 1936 - Federico García Lorca (b. 1898), Spanish poet and playwright.
• 1937 - Ivan Strod (b. 1894), Soviet writer and military leader, hero of the First World War and the Civil War, was shot.
• 1958 - Alexey Cheremukhin (b. 1895), aircraft designer, tester of the first Soviet helicopters.
• 1964 - Ardengo Sofici (b. 1879), Italian painter.
• 1968 - George Gamow (nee. Georgy Gamov; R. 1904), Soviet and American physicist, astrophysicist, popularizer of science.
• 1977
  • Groucho Marx (b. 1890), American actor, member of the Marx Brothers comic troupe.
  • Leonid Gallis (b. 1912), theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
• 1978 - Max Mallowen (b. 1904), English archaeologist, husband of Agatha Christie.
• 1981
  • Jesse Matthews (b. 1907) is an English actress, singer, dancer.
  • Vladimir Fetin (b. 1925), Soviet film director.
• 1983 - Tatyana Guretskaya (b. 1904), theater and film actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
• 1984 - Louis Lansana Beavogi (b. 1923), statesman and politician of Guinea.
• 1989 - Lazi Olah (b. 1911), Hungarian and Soviet jazz drummer.
• 1994
  • Robert Rozhdestvensky (b. 1932), poet and translator, laureate of the USSR State Prize.
  • Linus Pauling (b. 1901), American chemist and crystallographer, public figure, winner of two Nobel Prizes: in chemistry (1954) and peace (1962).
• 1998 - Boris Kadomtsev (b. 1928), Soviet and Russian physicist, academician.
• 2005 - Aushra Augustinavichiute (b. 1928), Lithuanian economist, sociologist and psychologist, one of the founders of socionics.
• 2008 -
  • Algimantas Masiulis (b. 1931), Soviet and Lithuanian theater and film actor.
  • Levi Mwanawasa (b. 1948), President of Zambia (2002-2008).
• 2010 - Efraim Sevela (b. 1928), writer, screenwriter, film director and actor.
• 2012 - Tony Scott (b. 1944), American filmmaker.
• 2013 - Lee Thompson Young (b. 1984), American actor.
• 2014 - James Foley (born 1973), American photojournalist, is assassinated.
• 2017 - Brian Aldiss (b. 1925), English science fiction writer.

Signs

Apple Spas. Second Savior.

• In addition to cucumbers, until this day, the use of vegetables and fruits was considered a sin - they were not consecrated by the church.
• In the temple, apples and other fruits were supposed to be consecrated. According to tradition, part of what was collected was distributed to poor people, especially the elderly.
• The Second Savior is an hour for everything.
• The Second Spas had a fur coat in store.
• Autumn, the meeting of autumn at sunset, usually accompanied by songs.
• What the Transfiguration is, so is January.
• What is the Apple Savior, so is the Intercession (October 14).
• On Yablochny Spas, a dry day leads to a dry autumn, a rainy day leads to a damp one, and a clear day leads to a harsh winter.
• The harvesting of early-ripening apples, the Spassovsky, begins.

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Archpriest Andrey Efanov answers:

The Transfiguration of the Lord is celebrated on August 19. August 19 is the sixth day of the Dormition Fast, but on the holiday the fast is weakened.

The church on this day recalls the event described in the Gospel: Christ, taking three of His disciples, climbed with them to Mount Tabor and appeared there in His Divine Glory. Having transformed only in front of three, the Lord ordered not to tell anyone about what he saw before the Resurrection, when His Divine nature would be revealed to everyone. Also on the mountain, together with Christ, the prophets Moses and Elijah were and conversed with Him. The Old Testament tells how both of them could not see the Face of God, and now it happened. The events of the Transfiguration of the Lord remind Christians that everything will come in due time, you just need to believe, pray and hope.

The holiday on August 19 is also called " Apple Savior". On this day, believers bring the fruits of the new harvest to the temple. In central Russia, these are usually apples. After the festive Liturgy, a small consecration of water is performed and the priest sprinkles the fruits brought by the parishioners. Consecration of fruits is a pious tradition that gives the Transfiguration a special mood. The feeling of the holiday is created from the invisible Tabor light and the tangible smell of apples, from the hope for our future meeting with Christ and gratitude for the gifts that we receive from God in life.

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Day motorized rifle troops in Russia it is traditionally celebrated on October 1. However, some politicians and the soldiers themselves who served in the motorized rifle forces are against this date. They want the Day of Motorized Rifle Forces to be postponed to August 19. What is the reason? Let's try to figure it out.

Day of motorized rifle troops of Russia: a date in history

Where did the official date come from? Is the Day of the Russian Motorized Rifle Forces chosen by chance? The date turns out to be historical. On October 1, 1550, Ivan the Terrible created the first regular army of archers. Let's delve a little into history.

A little about the first "motorized rifle"

Sagittarius is the first regular on land. The sudden raids of the Tatars created the need for a permanent, combat-ready army. In cooperation with the Yamskaya (postal and signal) and sentry (constantly monitoring the borders) services, the archers were a kind of rapid response group. The raids were no longer unexpected, and the small detachments of the Horde did not cause severe destruction.

But historically archers are most likely a prototype internal troops rather than motorized rifle. They rarely crossed the border. This is due to the fact that they were all engaged in agriculture in free time... Their long-term care was devastating for their families.

For the first time they used small arms (hence the name "archer", that is, "shooter") - squeaky. Of course, their effectiveness left much to be desired. It's all to blame for a long recharge and constant misfires. However, this weapon perfectly fulfilled its role in historical event- standing on the Ugra river. Recall that the Russian and Horde armies were on opposite banks opposite each other for a long time. Ordinary arrows did not reach the archers, but the volleys from the archers inflicted damage on the Horde. Of course, the enemy did not have many losses, but the very fact of the unrequited use of weapons went down in history.

Thus, the ground forces rightly celebrate October 1 as the day of the creation of the first regular foot troops. But what's the problem then? Why do the servicemen themselves believe that the Day of Motorized Rifle Forces in Russia should be celebrated at a different time?

Motorized riflemen don't have their own holiday?

The problem is that on October 1, all kinds of holidays are celebrated. ground forces... In addition to motorized rifle, these include tank, communications, etc. All of these families have their own professional day in addition to October 1. For example, on September 8th the professional holiday is celebrated by tankmen, on November 19th - by the gunners. Why is there no Day of Russian Motorized Rifle Forces? Many consider this state of affairs to be unfair.

What date can the holiday of the Day of the Motorized Rifle Forces of Russia be introduced?

Some politicians want to set a professional holiday for motorized rifle troops on August 19. This initiative has long been supported by the soldiers themselves. Some have celebrated it on August 19 for many years. But why was this date chosen? Let's take a closer look.

On this day in 1914, the First Automobile Machine-Gun Company of the Russian Empire began to form, on the basis of which the First Armored Division was later formed.

Russia was the first in the world to create a separate armored vehicle division. Later, the tactics of individual mechanized units and armored forces began to be used (more than 20 years later) during the Second World War.

Recall that motorized riflemen today are not just infantry in the understanding of most people. The troops are equipped with modern infantry fighting vehicles, which are capable of destroying heavy tanks and covering offensive firepower, as well as mobile transfer of soldiers from one strategic direction to another in off-road conditions.

It is with the creation of the First Machine-Gun Company that one can speak not just about a new infantry unit, but about other troops - motorized rifle ones.

Armored cars with machine guns, which delivered soldiers to the battlefield and covered their tactical actions, became the prototype of infantry fighting vehicles.

Of course, in Soviet times it was difficult to imagine that the day of the professional army holiday would be chosen on the basis of the history of the overthrown "accursed" imperial regime. Even day Soviet army February 23, most likely, is far-fetched, since there were no special heroic victories and events on this day.

Therefore, congratulations on the Day of Motorized Rifle Forces of Russia should sound rightly on August 19. But, despite this, today the holiday is officially celebrated on October 1.

Bye-law

As the authorities explain, the fact is that motorized rifle troops are one of the most numerous units of the army fighting on land. That is why they have to celebrate designated in October. The holiday appeared by presidential decree in 2006.

Now we have accurately answered the question of what date is the day of motorized rifle troops in Russia.

MV today

Today, motorized rifle brigades include various that make up a single combat brigade capable of conducting autonomously fighting for a long time.

These are tank, troops, artillery, communications, material support units.

They are equipped not only with conventional small arms (machine guns and machine guns), but also with modern missile systems, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and many other types of weapons.

Troops are capable of covering any distance under any conditions. The latest technology, for example, BMP-2 and BMP-3 are capable of forcing even water obstacles on the move.

The main advantages of motorized rifle troops

The main advantages of MV include:

• High mobility. For example, subunits can perform a maneuver with a sharp strike, and then hold a long-term defense even in an environment.
• Technical equipment. Modern small arms, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, reconnaissance vehicles, anti-tank, anti-aircraft systems.

Conclusion

Summing up, I would like to hope that the authorities will hear the requests of veterans and servicemen-motorized riflemen and will introduce a separate holiday. They think it's fair to set the date for August 19th. Be that as it may, but for today official holiday Day of Motorized Rifle Forces in Russia falls on October 1.

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November 19 what a holiday today is this day in the world, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan

It is customary to celebrate the Day of workers of the hydrometeorological service of Ukraine (meteorologist, Ukrmet). On a holiday, the best workers in the industry are awarded by the president and top leadership of the country.

Commemorative letters and gratitude are awarded and monetary incentives are awarded. Established by presidential decree of March 11, 2003 under number 208/2003.

International Men's Day is also celebrated, which dates back to 1999. Traditionally, they organize not only seminars, but also conferences, round tables and thematic meetings.

Each country in the world compiles its own list of events that are offered as a tribute to all men.

No less interesting is the Day of the Glass Industry Worker (glass manufacturer), which dates back to 2000. Traditionally, the best representatives of such a difficult craft are awarded, as well as guided tours of production sites and a concert program.

Holiday on November 19 in which military troops, in the rocket troops and artillery

The Day of Missile Forces and Artillery in Russia and Belarus was established by presidential decree No. 549 of May 31, 2006 in Russian Federation and presidential decree of March 26, 1998 under number 157 in the Republic of Belarus.

The date was not chosen by chance, because it corresponds to the beginning of the Red Army's counteroffensive during the Battle of Stalingrad.

In addition to awards and prizes for soldiers, concerts are offered, and military equipment is demonstrated.

November 19 Feast of the New Beaujolais in France

Historically, this celebration is held every 3rd Thursday in November at 12:00 am. Attention is paid to the amazing taste of the drink from the "game" grape variety, which is processed in accordance with old technologies and with minimal production automation, which allows you to preserve the true taste of the drink.

At its core it comes about a commercial event that allows you to quickly sell young wines of a new harvest, since in this case there is no need to talk about long-term storage.