Throughout its history of mankind, many significant dates have accumulated that are associated with discoveries in science, world culture, and medicine. Every month, hundreds of celebrations are celebrated around the world that have local or large-scale significance. The date of October 7 was no exception.
What is remembered on October 7
On October 7, people remember the following memorable events in world history:
- in Judaism, this is the day of the creation of the world, from which they have a countdown (3761 BC);
- in Russia in 1993 post # 1 was removed from the mausoleum of Vladimir Lenin
Later, the Honor Guard of Russia began to be based in the Alexander Garden at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- on this day the Russian writer Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy refused the Nobel Prize, arguing his refusal with the harm of money to a person;
- On October 7, 1977, the last Constitution of the Soviet Union was established;
- in 2001, on this day, the US army began a military operation in Afghanistan;
- in 1918, Russia and Ukraine broke off the truce negotiations due to different views on the ownership of the territory of Donbass and Crimea.
What holidays are celebrated on October 7
On October 7, Argentina celebrates the Guitar Festival. This holiday is considered international and has been celebrated since 1994. The main participants of the festival are residents of Latin America, but European guests also often attend this event. Every year in Argentina, the holiday gathers about two hundred thousand people.
In Russia, this date is associated with the formations of the headquarters units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. In addition, on October 7, compatriots celebrate the day of Thekla Ionian (Zapryadalnitsa) - an early Christian saint.
Russian women sat down on Fekla to spin, as it promised prosperity in household chores. Therefore, the saint was nicknamed Zapryadalnitsa.
There is such a belief among the people: what will be “tied up” on this day, it will be impossible to “untie”. Therefore, the date of October 7 was chosen for the celebration of weddings, because the marriage in this case should have been happy and long.
Girls on this day loved to guess: they went to the bathhouse with a roll, waiting for a touch on their hand. If it was cold - be a poor husband to her husband. And if it is warm, then the husband will be a wealthy man.
Which famous person was born on October 7
Famous personalities were born on this day:
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation;
- Niels Bohr, great physicist and scientist;
- Vladimir Molchanov, Russian journalist, TV and radio host.
Gone on this day
On October 7, they passed away:
- Edgar Alan Poe, famous American poet and writer;
- Poton Sentrail, French commander of the Hundred Years War era;
- Boris Shchukin, Soviet film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR.
