Every year on October 8, starting in 2007, members of the Russian Navy (Navy) celebrate another celebration - Commander’s Day of an air, surface and underwater ship. The commander is the chief of all personnel. He is responsible for his team, and is also responsible for the safety, security and fulfillment of all tasks assigned to the team. The Navy Commander, approving the decree, chose the date not by chance. It was on this day in 1827 that one of the largest 19th century naval battles - the Battle of Navarino - took place.
Lawyer Day appeared in Ukraine relatively recently - in 1997. According to the decree of September 16, 1997, the President introduces another holiday in the calendar of Ukraine, which annually brings together lawyers of all spheres of professional activity on October 8.
On this day in 1998, Armenia completed the formation of tank troops, as a result of which the event turned into an annual celebration. Since then, every year in Armenia on October 8, "Tanker Day" is celebrated.
In Croatia, every year on October 8, a state-level event is celebrated - Independence Day. In 1991, a government meeting decided on the status of independence. In the early nineties, a military conflict was brewing between Serbia and Croatia, after the signing of an agreement on the sovereignty of the state, the act was frozen for a long time. By tradition, on this day, Croatia holds all kinds of parades, large fireworks, concerts and other mass entertainment.
On this day, the church celebrates the performance of St. Sergius of Radonezh. The reverend lived in the 14th century. From an early age, Sergius loved spiritual work, and at 24 he took tonsure and worked in the forest near Radonezh. After a few years, people began to turn to him for the purpose of spiritual purification and the acquisition of spiritual perfection. Soon he organized a spiritual monastery, which later became known as the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra. The saint was the abbot of the monastery and, despite the order, he was always an example for the brothers in the matter of self-denial. Sergius of Radonezh died in 1392 on October 8. Before his death, he ordered the people to strictly preserve faith, purity of thoughts and love for others.
Sergius of Radonezh: he is Sergey Kapustnik and Sergey Kuryatnik
According to the legend, the Miracle Worker performed many miracles: healed the seriously ill, cast out demons, some sources say that Sergius had a powerful life-giving power and could revive people - so he returned a little boy from the world of the dead.
In Sergei Kapustnik in Russia, they harvested and salted cabbage. All family members were involved in the case: children, the elderly and adults. Also on this day, loving mistresses pampered guests and seven delicious cabbage pies and other products from this vegetable.
It is believed that Sergius of Radonezh was the patron of poultry: he kept it from diseases, increased the egg production of poultry. Therefore, the people nicknamed him Sergei Coop. On the day of October 8, a further weather forecast was made: if snow falls in the morning, then winter will come at the end of November. If the weather on this day is warm and clear, then the next three weeks should be the same.
October 8, 1191 - Prince John captured the English throne
Prince John, and later John Landless, unbeknownst to his brother Richard captured his place - the throne of England. Historians consider the period of his reign to be one of the most severe and catastrophic times.
October 8, 1906 - Leo Tolstoy refuses the Nobel Prize
The founders of the most prestigious award in 1906 wanted to award it to L.N. Tolstoy. Learning about this, the creator of War and Peace wrote a letter to a good friend - a writer and translator, in which he delicately asked him to make the prize awarded to another. Thus, the Italian poet became the owner of the “prize”. Lev Nikolayevich himself argued his refusal with a simple and understandable expression: "Money is evil."
October 8, 1945 - microwave patent
The microwave patent is owned by American engineer Percy Spencer. According to him, the idea of creating such a furnace came to his head suddenly. This happened after working with microwave electromagnetic radiation, Spencer found that the chocolate bar in his pocket was very hot and melted. The first stoves were very large and heavy, and it was only in 1955 that they began to produce more compact microwave cabinets.
October 8, 1967 - adoption in England of a law regulating the alcohol content in the blood of drivers
It is known that a drunk driver on the road poses a serious threat not only to himself and to other road users. Therefore, the UK authorities introduced a strict law, according to which the content of ethanol in the blood at a concentration of more than 0.8 ppm was punished by serious punishment. The consequences were impressive: the number of deaths on the roads dropped sharply several times.
October 8, 1970 - A. Solzhenitsyn awarded the Nobel Prize
Alexander Solzhenitsyn went down in history as a famous writer. On his account, many works that have received approval from the readers. With the award, the persecution of Alexander Isaevich only intensified, and in the early 70s his "frank" manuscripts were confiscated and destroyed. The writer himself was deported from the Soviet Union. After 16 years, he was returned to citizenship and published his work. In 1990, Solzhenitsyn deservedly received the State Prize for the work "The Gulag Archipelago".
- Ivan Poddubny (1871): Russian athlete, wrestler, honored master of sports and artist of the RSFSR, five-time world wrestling champion. In the entire history of his sports career, he has not lost a single championship.
- Alexey Schusev (1873): an outstanding architect, self-realized in the field of church architecture. The church on the Kulikovo field (it is also a monument), the Trinity Cathedral in the Pochaev Lavra, the monastery in Ovruch, the church of St. Nicholas Ugodnik, the Martha-Mariinsky monastery - and this is not a complete list of Schusev’s works.
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892): Russian poetess. She published her first collection of poems at the age of 18. In total, Tsvetaeva has released 4 collections of poems, dozens of poems, fairy tales, dramatic and other works.
- Jon Voicu (1923): Romanian conductor and violinist with 55 years of experience.
- Polina Osipenko (1907): Soviet pilot who received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
- Andrey Sinyavsky (1925): literary critic, writer, publicist, political prisoner, author of works on the works of Pasternak, Gorky, Akhmatova, and Bebel.
- Louise Hay (1926): Founder of the American publishing house Hay House, writer. In adolescence, she led a rather immoral lifestyle, but, accidentally falling into psychological lectures, changed her worldview at the root.
- Julian Landres (known under the name Semenov, 1931): Soviet screenwriter, writer and journalist. In 1989, he founded the newspaper Top Secret.
- Leonid Kuravlev (1936): Russian actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR. Almost all are familiar with his "funny" roles and films.
- Savely Yamshchikov (1937): Russian art critic, restorer, honored worker of Russia. Yamshchikov managed to revive hundreds of icon painting works and return the names of many forgotten artists. In addition, Saveliy liked to organize rare exhibitions in order to educate the people.
- Dmitry Kryukov (1960): creator of the Russian search engine "Rambler".
- Pierre Degater (1848): French composer.
Holders of such names as German, Maxim, Eugene, Pavel, Nikolai, Roman, Prokhor and Sergey will be able to celebrate the name day on October 8.
