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Today is Friday, March 15, 2024. 75th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 291 days left until the end.

Sunrise: 07:23. Astronomical noon: 13:18. Sunset: 19:14. Day length: 11:51. Length of the night: 12:09.

According to the church calendar, name days are celebrated on March 15:

Arseny, Joseph, Nikolai, Fedot.

What holidays are celebrated on March 15

Are common:

March 15 is World Respect Day, and also World Sleep Day, Somnologist Day and World Consumer Rights Day.

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Today is also the Day of Dreaming of Rose Bushes, and the escalator’s birthday in general.

Finally, on this day you can celebrate Overwhelm Day and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day.

Church:

In the church calendar, March 15 of this year is Cheese Week (Maslenitsa) – continuous.

This Tuesday the Church celebrates the feast of the icon of the Mother of God, called “Holder” and the day of remembrance of the Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrene, Saint Arsenius, Bishop of Tver, Martyr Troadius, Martyr Euphalia, Venerable Agathon of Egypt, and the 440 martyrs of Italy.

This day in history

In 1493, two of the three ships of Christopher Columbus’s first expedition returned to Spain, bringing the first Indians to Europe.

In 1892, American inventor Jess Renaud patented the first escalator.

In 1927, the first blood bank was opened in Chicago.

In 1985, the first .com domain was registered (symbolics.com).

Which celebrities were born on this day

In 1611, the Flemish painter and engraver Jan Veit was born, who is known for his exquisite still lifes of game, flowers and fruit, images of animals and hunting trophies.

In 1813, British physician John Snow, who is called one of the founders of epidemiology, was born.

In 1854, German microbiologist and immunologist Emil Adolf von Behring was born. He became the first Nobel Prize winner in the field of physiology or medicine.

In 1932, American astronaut Alan Bean was born, the fourth person to walk on the surface of the Moon.

In 1941, the Soviet and Russian director and animator, screenwriter Valery Ugarov, author of the magical stories “The Box with a Secret”, “The Caliph the Stork”, “The Magic Brush”, “Granny Hedgehog and Others”, etc. was born.

In 1943, American musician and producer Sly Stone, one of the founders of psychedelic funk, was born.

In 1975, American actress, model, producer, director Eva Longoria was born, who played Gabrielle Solis in the television series Desperate Housewives.

In the same year, the Bulgarian chess player, grandmaster Veselin Topalov, world chess champion according to FIDE, was born.

In 1986, Australian actor Jai Courtney was born, known for his role as Varro in the TV series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” and roles in the films “Divergent”, “Jack Reacher”, “Die Hard: A Good Day to Die”, etc.

In 1990, Russian theater, film, television, voice-over and dubbing actress Lyubov Aksenova was born, who played in the films “Without Me”, “Beyond Reality”, “Coma”, as well as in the television series “Major 3” and “Ex 2” and etc.

In 2000, the Russian and Bulgarian singer Christian Kostov was born, who in 2017 took second place at Eurovision 2017, where he represented Bulgaria with the song “Beautiful Mess”.

Folk signs

March 15 is popularly known as Fedot the wind carrier, sweeper, water cannon.

If there is frost, rain or snow drifts on Fedot, then there will be no grass for a long time.

A good day means an early and warm spring. If the weather is bad, then spring will be late.

What a day, what a summer: a warm one means a warm and wet summer, a frosty one means a cold one, and if it rains, then the whole summer will be rainy.

Moon calendar

In the lunar calendar, March 15 of this year is the 6th lunar day. The celestial body is in the “Waxing Moon” phase and in the zodiac sign Gemini.

The sunrise of the Earth’s satellite is “scheduled” for 08:05, and sunset – for 01:06.

This Friday is one of the most favorable days, when many people show the gift of foresight, intuition sharpens, and a wide variety of abilities are revealed.

Scientific or social activities are promoted without obstacles, and a wide variety of contacts are easily established. The day is favorable for romantic communication with representatives of the opposite sex.

Earlier, BelNovosti wrote about the holidays on March 14.

2024-03-14 21:01:00
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