Significant dates

The 2018 calendar is rich in dozens of significant dates, a special place among which is given to the anniversaries of the birth of the “geniuses of the pen”. The creativity of writers opens up the opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of feelings and emotions, gain precious knowledge and find answers to burning questions.

Recommended!Anniversaries of writers and poets in 2019

The whole world honors the memory of the eternal builders of the flourishing wall of celebration and inspiration on the days of the anniversaries of writers in 2018 by months:

The immortal creations of writers are a precious heritage that is not measured in material terms, but makes humanity many times richer and wiser.

Russian and foreign anniversaries

Prose writers and poets, whose round dates of birth fall in 2018, created their masterpieces on different continents, in different countries and different parts of the world.

Pleiad of Russian writers

"Winter" birthdays

The eightieth anniversary of the birth of the outstanding "master of rhyme" Vladimir Vysotsky will be celebrated on January 25. In addition to the traditional visit to his grave by devoted friends and admirers, this day will be marked by the opening of new halls in the Vysotsky House dedicated to life path genius.

The anniversary date - 115 years from the birth of the writer Alexander Beck, who immortalized in his stories a whole milestone in the history of the Soviet period, falls on January 3, 2018. And on February 10, the great screenwriter and master of detective stories Georgy Vainer would have turned 80 years old.

Spring and summer

On March 16, the literary society will celebrate the anniversary of Maxim Gorky - 150 years from birth. The opening of restored museums dedicated to the memory of the great writer, who made a significant contribution to world literature, was timed to coincide with this day.

July will be marked by the anniversary of the writer-critic of the Soviet era - Nikolai Chernyshevsky and publicist Vladimir Korolenko.

"Autumn" birthdays

The brightest and most significant event for true connoisseurs of verbal art in autumn is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Turgenev. By November 11, a large-scale celebration of the round date is being prepared with the presentation of the "Turgenev" encyclopedia, the opening of the museum with its six branches and the release of the writer's commemorative works.

The brightest stars-anniversaries in the literary firmament of foreign countries

Winter

On January 22, the whole world will pay tribute to the well-deserved respect and recognition of the great English poet era of romanticism, George Gordon Byron, who in 2018 would have turned 230 years old. And on the 23rd of the same month, the 235th anniversary of Stendhal, a French writer, whose works are read by fans of the “psychological novel” genre, falls.

The writer and traveler, whose name is known all over the world, the great Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828. And on this day, but already in 2018, the public will celebrate his 190th anniversary.

Spring

American writer, who wrote 12 plays, 112 exciting stories and 20 novels, prose writer Henry James was born on April 15, 1843. 2018 marks the 175th anniversary of his birth.

Summer

The 120th anniversary of the famous German prose writer, one of the best writers of the "lost generation" Erich Maria Remarque will be celebrated by the public on June 22.

The outstanding "genius of the pen" - the German-language writer Franz Kafka, would have celebrated his 135th birthday on July 3, 2018. In the same month, but on the 30th day back in 1818, Emily Bronte was born in Foggy Albion, who glorified her great literary family with the novel Wuthering Heights. In 2018, she would have turned 200 years old.

The 170th anniversary of Hans Hoffmann, a talented German teacher-innovator and writer, who wrote the famous grotesque story "Little Tsakhes", falls on July 27.

Autumn

The date September 28, 1803 is known in literary circles as the birthday of the French prose writer Prosper Mérimée, a recognized master of the short story. In 2018, the date of its 215th anniversary is celebrated.

Each of these literary geniuses in their works presented the world with a piece of the soul, feelings, emotions and experiences, the spirit of the time and the extraordinary flavor of the era in which they happened to live and create.

As a gift to children

The dates of the anniversaries of children's writers in 2018 deserve special attention. To open the door to a fairy tale, to open the curtain of a mysterious mystery, to give a whole world of fantastic adventures - because for this it is not enough to be just a talented author, you need to love children with all your heart, to feel their spiritual experiences subtly.

Among all the beloved poets and prose writers who created real masterpieces of the pen for their youngest and most grateful readers is the 110-year-old hero of the day Nikolai Nosov. His stories, fairy tales and novellas, full of love for children, are lively, real, witty and exciting. That is why they are so fond of young connoisseurs of literature. Little Dunno, smart Bobik and Barbos, Vitya Maleev - these and other ageless perky characters have forever settled in the hearts of the “kids” who have matured for a long time and just as quickly win ardent recognition from modern children.

Boris Zakhoder, whose centenary is celebrated in 2018, did a lot for the development of children's literature. His poems about professions and animals, filled with deep meaning, are at the same time light and filled with deep meaning, provocative counting rhymes are written simply and clearly, as if the author himself is still a child and sees the whole world as a child, in its brightest colors.

2018 marks the 145th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Prishvin, whose authorship is stories about nature, which are very exciting and kindly acquainting young readers with the greatness and beauty of the surrounding world.

A lot of works were presented to children's literature by a teacher at heart and a talented storyteller Tamara Gabbe (“A Book for the First Reading”, the plays “The Crystal Slipper”, “The City of Masters, or the Tale of Two Hunchbacks”, a retelling of “Gulliver among the Lilliputians”, etc.). Its 115th anniversary also falls in 2018.

The 105th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov, the famous and loved by children author of provocative poems, is celebrated on March 13, 2018. The same number of years would have been this year for the great classic Viktor Dragunsky, whose pen belongs to the cycle "Deniska's stories".

The real masters of the artistic word brought their valuable gifts to the collection of literature for children, filled with love and respect for little readers.

Anniversaries of writers and poets in 2018 are the best occasion to discover the wonderful world of words, revive the work of venerable geniuses of the pen or enjoy amazing novels, short stories, short stories and poems for the first time.

In 2018, there will be many anniversaries and significant events that can be fun to celebrate both with your family and with friends, work colleagues or like-minded people. Recall that the year of the Yellow Dog according to the Chinese calendar begins on Monday, is not a leap year, and also does not portend any man-made or natural disasters.

In January 2018 there will be 13 days off, 7 of which will be public holidays. The traditional New Year holidays will last from January 1 to January 7, and the inhabitants of the country will celebrate Christmas on the 7th. Part of non-working days, according to the established tradition, can be compensated by working Saturdays, however, all these changes are still being worked out by a special commission. Among the anniversaries of January 2018, the following should be noted:

• On January 6, the favorite of many women in Russia, Adriano Celentano, will celebrate his anniversary. worldwide famous actor cinema, singer, cultural figure, who for several years now leads a reclusive life in his villa in Italy, will be 80 years old.
• January 10 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of the brilliant director Sergei Eisenstein, who created a number of cult films: Ivan the Terrible, Battleship Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky.
• On January 13, Lyudmila Senchina will celebrate her 70th birthday. According to the singer and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, her date of birth is 1948, although 1950 is mistakenly recorded in her passport.
• January 23 marks the 230th anniversary of Lord Byron's birth.
• The most grandiose cultural event will be the anniversary of Vladimir Vysotsky, who would have turned 80 on January 25, 2018. As you know, of all the people of the 20th century, Vysotsky is in second place in popularity among the inhabitants of our country after Yu. Gagarin. As expected, commemorative concerts dedicated to the outstanding artist, singer, bard and poet will be held in all major cities of the country, and to the place of his burial

Significant dates of the last month of winter

February 2018, in addition to Defender of the Fatherland Day, is notable for the following anniversaries:

• February 8, 2018 would have marked the 90th birthday of the legendary Soviet actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov. His roles in such films as "Burnt by the Sun", "Seventeen Moments of Spring", "Let's Live Until Monday", "Waiting Room" still evoke admiring responses from critics, directors, and ordinary viewers.
• February 10 is the birthday of one of the most famous French writers, J. Verne, who would have turned 190 years old.
• February 14 is not only Valentine's Day. Science community Russia will celebrate the anniversary of Sergei Kapitsa, who could have turned 90 years old. Scientist, TV presenter, author of several dozens of studies made a huge contribution to the development of physics.

As for the day of February 23, it will be special in 2018, as exactly 100 years will pass since the formation of the Red Army.

What holidays are waiting for us in March?

In the first month of spring there will be as many as 10 days off, one of which - International Women's Day (March 8) - is eagerly awaited by millions of the fair sex. Traditionally, March 7 on the eve of the holiday will be a shortened working day. Also in March 2018, the following anniversaries can be celebrated in Russia:

• On March 20, Ekaterina Strizhenova will celebrate her 50th birthday. The actress and popular TV presenter manages to combine her professional career with the duties of a loving mother and wife.
• On March 22, Valery Syutkin will turn 60. The musician, singer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation has not been actively involved in creative activity, however, his name is still remembered by a huge army of the artist's fans.
• On March 28, the 150th anniversary of Maxim Gorky, who, for many, is the very symbol of Russian literature, will be widely celebrated.
• On March 31, Vladimir Vinokur will celebrate his 70th birthday. The theater, film, stage actor is familiar to many thanks to humorous performances and comedic roles.

April: what are we celebrating?

There are no national holidays in April, however, among the anniversaries of this month, it is worth noting the following:

• April 4 marks the 80th anniversary of Ilya Reznik, the famous songwriter, People's Artist of Russia. His works are still relevant for both modern listeners and experienced music lovers.
• On April 13, Mikhail Shufutinsky will celebrate his 70th birthday. This recognized master of the national stage is still collecting full houses at his concerts and regularly pleases fans with fresh hits.

May: the most festive month

In May we celebrate Labor Day and the great Victory Day. At the same time, the list of anniversaries of 2018 this month includes:

• May 5 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, who was a legendary figure and wrote a number of fundamental works, and was also active in social and political activities.
• On May 6, the anniversary of Maxim Fadeev, a composer, singer and music producer, will take place. Surely in Moscow there will be a festive concert dedicated to this date, at which many contemporary pop artists will perform their hits.
• May 25 would have marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vera Orlova, the famous actress and People's Artist of the RSFSR. She became famous to the domestic audience thanks to her brilliant roles in the films “Soldier Ivan Brovkin”, “Do not part with your loved ones”, “When the trees were big”.

June: the beginning of the main sporting event of the planet

Holidays this month will traditionally begin with Russia Day, which we will celebrate on June 12th.

Millions of fans are looking forward to June 2018, because on the 14th the FIFA World Cup starts in Russia. Mundial will be hosted by 11 cities of the country, where spectacular matches for the title of the best team in the world will be held. Among other events that will be celebrated in the cultural environment, we note the following:

• June 13 marks the 60th anniversary of Sergei Makovetsky, People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Talented actor played in several dozen films, the most famous of which are "The Girl and Death", "Liquidation", "About Freaks and People", "Brother 2".
• June 22 will be the 120th anniversary of the birth of the German writer Erich Maria Remarque, whose works are well known to any educated person.
• The 70th anniversary will be celebrated by Sergei Bodrov - director, screenwriter, cultural figure, who shot such films as "East - West", "Prisoner of the Caucasus", "Beloved Woman of the Mechanic Gavrilov".

July: Closing of the 2018 World Cup

The main event of July 2018 for the Russians will definitely be the closing of the world football championship, the final match of which will take place on the 15th in Moscow. July anniversaries include:

• On July 8, Andrey Myagkov, People's Artist of the RSFSR, famous for his roles in the films The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath, The Brothers Karamazov, Office Romance, will celebrate his 80th birthday.
• On July 9, Liya Akhedzhakova, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, will celebrate her 80th birthday. The most famous films in which the actress starred were Office Romance, Garage, Promised Heaven.

What is special about August?

In August 2018 we are waiting for the following anniversaries:

• August 5 marks the 120th anniversary of Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, who wrote such imperishable songs as “My native country is wide”, “Holy War” and the song of all pioneers “Merry Wind”.
• On August 8, Nina Menshikova, People's Artist of the RSFSR, would celebrate her 90th birthday. She became famous for her roles in films such as "Girls" and "We'll Live Until Monday."
• August 16 marks the 60th anniversary of the icon of modern pop style Madonna. A popular singer, actress, composer will certainly arrange a tour, which will become a kind of report for the entire period of creativity of this unique artist.

September: a scattering of anniversaries

In September, you can celebrate the following anniversaries:

• September 1 marks the 60th anniversary of the People's Artist of the Russian Federation Sergei Garmash, known for the films "Anna Karenina", "Inhabited Island", "Kamenskaya".
• September 9 marks the 190th anniversary of the birth of Count Leo Tolstoy, from whose pen came the epic work "War and Peace" and a number of others that made him a classic of Russian literature.
• On September 10, People's Artist of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Tatarsky celebrates his 70th birthday (filmography: "Charlotte's Necklace", "Deadly Power", "Jack Vosmerkin - American").
• On the 10th of 50 years, the cult British director Guy Ritchie, who made such films as "Lock, Stock, Two Smoking Barrels", "Sherlock Holmes", "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" will "knock" 50 years.
• September 25 marks the 50th anniversary of the famous American actor and hip-hop artist Will Smith.

Who will celebrate the anniversary in October?

There are not many anniversaries in October 2018. However, the following events can be noted:

• October 10 is the 50th anniversary of the actor Filipp Yankovsky (“State Councilor”, “Three Musketeers”, “Wonderworker”).
• October 16 marks the 50th anniversary of Ilya Lagutenko, the leader and creator of the legendary Russian group"Mummy Troll".

November anniversaries

November 2018 anniversary dates include:

• November 9 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Turgenev. It is planned that by such a significant date a special encyclopedia will be published and mass commemorative events will be held in the so-called Turgenev places.
• November 10 marks the 90th birthday of the famous Italian composer Ennio Morricone.
• On November 20, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov, who played in such cult Soviet films as "The Star of Captivating Happiness", "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears", "The Cranes Are Flying", would celebrate his 90th birthday. Unfortunately, in June 2017, Alexei Batalov left us.
• November 23 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of the author of Dunno and other children's works Nikolai Nosov.
• On November 24, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Natalya Krachkovskaya would celebrate her 80th birthday.

December: Looking forward to the New Year

December 2018, many residents of the country are waiting not only thanks to new year holidays. The following anniversaries are expected this month:

• On December 6, the famous actor Alexander Baluev will celebrate his 60th birthday (films "Muslim", "Two Winters and Three Summers").
• December 10 will be the centenary of Anatoly Tarasov, the coach without whom the legendary Soviet hockey and world victories would not exist.
• On December 11, the literary community celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn (author of the books The Gulag Archipelago, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich). Recently, UNESCO announced its intention to include Solzhenitsyn's work in the list of world cultural heritage.
• On December 27, the French actor Gerard Depardieu will turn 70 (the films The Runaways, The Unlucky, Dads).

Thus, there will be a huge number of anniversaries and significant events in 2018, thanks to which the inhabitants of Russia will not be bored.

(Q4 2018 - 2019)

2018 - Year of Japan in Russia and Russia in Japan

Anniversaries

1155 years since the emergence of Slavic writing (863 - Equal-to-the-Apostles brothers Cyril and Methodius created the Slavic alphabet)

1115 years since the first mention of Pskov in the annals (903)

1030 years of the Baptism of Rus' (988)

970 years since the birth of Omar Khayyam (1048-1122), Persian poet and scholar

965 years since the birth of Vladimir Monomakh (1053-1125), Grand Duke of Kyiv

905 years of the original version of the chronicle "The Tale of Bygone Years" (compiled around 1113)

905 years of the "Charter" of Vladimir Monomakh (published in 1113)

855 years since the start of construction of Notre Dame Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris (1163)

795 years of the battle on the river. Kalke between the Mongol and Russian troops (1223)

470 years since the birth of Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), Italian philosopher and poet

455 years of the first Russian printing house of Ivan Fedorov and Pyotr Mstislavets in Moscow (1563)

440 years of the "ABC" by Ivan Fedorov (1578). The first book for worldly purposes is the Russian primer "ABC".

405 years of the Romanov dynasty (1613 - Mikhail Romanov proclaimed tsar).

405 years of the feat of Ivan Susanin (1613)

315 years of St. Petersburg (1703)

315 years of "Arithmetic" by Leonty Magnitsky (1703)

315 years since the publication of the first Russian newspaper Vedomosti (1703)

315 years of the first official exchange in Russia, founded on the initiative of Peter I in St. Petersburg (1703)

300 years of the first head census (1718)

245 years of the uprising led by E.I. Pugacheva (1773)

235 years since the establishment of the Russian Academy (1783)

215 years circumnavigation I.F. Krusenstern (1803)

200 years since the grand opening of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky in Moscow (1818)

120 years of the State Russian Museum (opened to visitors in 1898)

100 years of the Western European calendar in Russia (introduced in 1918)

95 years of the State Emblem of the CCCP (1923)

85th Anniversary of the Lives of Remarkable People Series of Popular Biographies (1933)

75 years of the Battle of Kursk (1943)

75 years of breaking the blockade of Leningrad (1943)

75th Anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad (ended in 1943)

45th anniversary of the literary-critical journal "Literary Review" (founded in 1973)

315 years of the first issue of the Russian printed newspaper Vedomosti (1703)

155 years of the State Public Historical Library in Moscow (1863)

145th anniversary of the first performance of the opera in St. Petersburg on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater (1873)

80 years ago, a film by S.M. Eisenstein "Alexander Nevsky" (1938)

50 years since the broadcast of the information program "Time" (1968)

125 years since the birth of I.V. Panfilov (1893–1941), Soviet military leader

January 4 - 375 years since the birth of Isaac Newton (1643-1726), English physicist, mathematician, astronomer
January 6 - 80 years since the birth of Adriano Celentano (1938)

– 105 years since the birth of Yaroslav Smelyakov (1913-1972), Russian poet, critic and translator

- 115 years since the birth of I.V. Kurchatov (1903-1960), an outstanding Russian scientist in the field of nuclear physics

– 390 years since the birth of Charles Perrault (1628-1703), French poet, critic and storyteller

January 16 - 110 years since the birth of P.F. Nilin (1908–1981), Russian novelist, playwright and screenwriter

January 17 - 155 years since the birth of K.S. Stanislavsky (1863-1938), Russian actor, director, teacher

- 155 years since the birth of A.S. Serafimovich (1863-1949), Russian writer

January 22 - 230 years since the birth of George Gordon Byron (1788-1824), English romantic poet

– 120 years since the birth of S.M. Eisenstein (1898-1948), Soviet director, cinema innovator

– 110 years since the birth of L.D. Landau (1908-1968), Soviet physicist, laureate Nobel Prize(1962)

– 90 years since the birth of P.L. Proskurin (1928-2001), Soviet writer

January 23 - 235 years since the birth of Stendhal (Henri Marie Beyle, 1783-1842), French writer

– 145 years since the birth of D.N. Ushakov (1873-1942), Russian philologist, editor and compiler of the Explanatory Dictionary of the Russian Language

– 80 years since the birth of Vladimir Vysotsky (1938-1980), actor, singer and poet

200 years since the publication of the first 8 volumes of the History of the Russian State by N.M. Karamzin (1818)

100 years since the publication of A. Blok's poem "Scythians" (1918)

100 years of the new calendar in Russia (since 1918)

– Memorial Day of the young anti-fascist hero

- 185 years since the birth of Jules Verne (1828-1905), French science fiction writer

February 9 - 235 years since the birth of V.A. Zhukovsky (1783-1852), Russian romantic poet, translator

– 125 years since the birth of D.D. Blagogo (1893-1984), Russian literary critic and Pushkinist

- 115 years since the birth of Georges Simenon (1903-1989), French writer, master of the detective genre

260 years since the birth of V.V. Kapnist (1758–1823), Russian poet and playwright

February 23 - 210 years since the birth of P.V. Kireevsky (1808-1856), Russian folklorist, translator

140 years since the birth of Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935), Russian avant-garde artist

February 24 - 105 years since the birth of E.G. Kazakevich (1913-1962), Russian writer, poet and translator

February 27 - 105 years since the birth of Irving Shaw (1913-1984), American writer, playwright

February 28 - 485 years since the birth of Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), French writer, philosopher

- 405 years of the historical feat of the Kostroma peasant Ivan Susanin (1613)

- 185 years of the first complete edition of the novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" (1833)

- 120 years of the State Russian Museum (1898)

- 110 years of the Society for Library Science, founded in St. Petersburg (1908)

- 105 years ago (1913) in Russia was first noted

- 100 years ago, Moscow again became the capital of a new state - Soviet Russia (1918)

– 100th anniversary of the publication of A. Blok's poem "The Twelve" (1918)

– World Civil Defense Day (since 1994)

March 12 - 155 years since the birth of V.I. Vernadsky (1863-1945), Russian thinker, naturalist

March 13 - 105 years since the birth of S.V. Mikhalkov (1913-2009), poet, children's writer, playwright, author national anthem Russia

March 20 - 190 years since the birth of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian playwright and poet

- Day of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

March 28 - 535 years since the birth of Raphael (Raffaello Santi, 1483-1520), Italian painter and architect

- 275 years since the birth of Princess E.R. Dashkova (1743-1810), an active figure in education

– 150 years since the birth of A.M. Gorky (1868-1936), Russian writer, literary critic and publicist

April 4 - 200 years since the birth of Mine Reed (1818-1883), American writer, master of the adventure genre

- 90 years since the birth of Elina Bystritskaya (1928), Russian actress

- 135 years since the birth of I.A. Ilyin (1883-1954), Russian philosopher, writer and publicist

- 195 years since the birth of A.N. Ostrovsky (1823-1886), Russian playwright

- 85 years since the birth of Montserrat Caballe (1933), Spanish singer

– 85 years since the birth of B.N. Strugatsky (1933-2012), Russian writer, screenwriter, translator

- Day of military glory of Russia. The day of the victory of the Russian soldiers of the prince over the German knights in the battle on Lake Peipus (Battle on the Ice, 1242)

– 95 ​​years since the birth of G.M. Vitsina (1918-2001), Russian actor theater and cinema

April 23 - World Book and Copyright Day (Death Day of W. Shakespeare and M. Cervantes)

– World Day for the Protection of Laboratory Animals

- 220 years since the birth of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863), French painter

– International Dance Day

– 135 years since the birth of Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923), Czech satirist, playwright, journalist

– 400 years ago Johannes Kepler discovered the law of planetary motion (1618)

– 315 years since the founding of St. Petersburg (1703)

- 135 years of the Imperial Historical Museum in Moscow (1883)

- 100 years of the first parade of the Red Army on the Khodynka field (1918)

- 30 years of the first stage of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan (1988)

- 155 years since the birth of M.N. Speransky (1863-1938), Russian philologist, folklorist

- Day of the cryptographer

– Diver's Day (since 2002)

– 185 years since the birth of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer and composer

- 115 years since the birth of N.A. Zabolotsky (1903-1958), Russian poet and translator

- 135 years since the birth of José Ortega y Gaset (1883-1955), Spanish philosopher and sociologist

– 85 years since the birth of Andrei Voznesensky (1933-2010), Russian poet, publicist, artist and architect

- 220 years since the birth of I.I. Pushchin (1798-1859), Russian memoirist, Decembrist, friend of A.S. Pushkin

– 170 years since the birth of V.M. Vasnetsov (1848-1926), Russian painter and architect

May 17 - 145 years since the birth of Henri Barbusse (1873-1935), French writer and public figure

– 150 years since the birth of Nicholas II, Nicholas Alexandrovich Romanov (1868-1918), Russian Emperor

– 205 years since the birth of V.R. Wagner (1813-1883), German composer

– European Parks Day

– 80 years since the birth of L.S. Petrushevskaya (1938), Russian writer and playwright

- 115 years since the birth of E.A. Blaginina (1903-1989), Russian poet and translator

– 110 years since the birth of Ian Fleming (1908-1964), English writer, journalist

– 70 years since the birth of S.A. Aleksievich (1948), Belarusian writer, Nobel Prize winner (2015)

– 245 years since the birth of Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853), German writer, poet and translator

- 705 years since the birth of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer

- 160 years of the consecration of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg (1858)

– 110 years ago in Eastern Siberia a giant meteorite fell, called Tunguska (1908)

- 55th anniversary of the first flight of a female cosmonaut V.V. Tereshkova into space (1963)

– 95 ​​years since the birth of B.A. Mozhaev (1923-1996), Russian prose writer, master of rural prose

June 3 - 175 years since the birth of K.A. Timiryazev (1843-1920), Russian naturalist, specialist in plant physiology

- 120 years since the birth of Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), Spanish poet and playwright

- World Oceans Day

- 120 years since the birth of M.E. Koltsov (1898-1940/1942), Russian writer and journalist

June 15 - 175 years since the birth of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norwegian composer, pianist, conductor, writer

June 16 - 295th birthday of Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish economist and philosopher

- 115 years since the birth of M.A. Svetlov (1903-1964), Russian poet, playwright

June 19 - 395th birthday of Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), French mathematician, physicist and philosopher

– 120 years since the birth of Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970), German writer

June 25 - 115 years since the birth of George Orwell (1903-1950), English writer and publicist

– World Fisheries Day

- 405 years since the accession to the throne of Mikhail Romanov (1613), Russian Tsar

– 375 years ago Sakhalin Island was discovered (1643)

- 120 years since the publication of the story by A.P. Chekhov "The Man in the Case" (1898)

- 100 years since the adoption of the Constitution of the RSFSR in 1918

- 90 years since the approval of the State Emblem of the USSR (1923)

– 85 years of the Arctic expedition on the Chelyuskin steamer, led by O.Yu. Schmidt (beginning in 1933)

- 20 years ago, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation (1998), the Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was restored

– 100 years since the birth of P.D. Kogan (1918-1942), Russian poet

July 5 - 225 years since the birth of P.I. Pestel (1793-1826), Russian public figure, Decembrist

July 7 - 155 years since the birth of V.L. Durov (1863-1934), Russian circus performer, trainer

- Day of the Air Force of the Russian Federation

August 13 - 215 years since the birth of V.F. Odoevsky (1803-1869), Russian writer, philosopher

August 17 - 220 years since the birth of A.A. Delvig (1798-1831), Russian poet, comrade A.S. Pushkin

- 75 years since the birth of Robert de Niro (1943)

– 110th birthday of Leonid Panteleev (1908-1987), Russian writer

August 23 - Day of military glory of Russia. 75th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazi troops in the Battle of Kursk (1943)

August 26 - 275 years since the birth of A.L. Lavoisier (1743–1794), French chemist and naturalist

– 105 years since the birth of Alexander Chakovsky (1913-1994), Russian writer, journalist

- 140 years since the birth of P.N. Wrangel (1878-1928), Russian military leader

August 28 - 100 years since the birth of E.I. Chaikina (1918-1941), member of the partisan movement, Hero Soviet Union

- 70 years since the birth of N.G. Gundareva (1948-2005), Russian actress

August 29 - 60 years since the birth of Michael Jackson (1958-2009), American crooner

September 13 - 95 years since the birth of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923-1941), partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union

– Day of Forest Workers

- 405 years since the birth of François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), French moralist writer

September 20 - 240 years since the birth of F.F. Bellingshausen (1778-1852), Russian navigator

- 140 years since the birth of Upton Sinclair (1878-1968), American writer

– International Day of Peace (since 2002)

– 310 years since the birth of A.D. Cantemir (1708-1744), Russian poet, diplomat

September 22/23 - 125 years since the birth of A.F. Losev (1893-1988), Russian philosopher, philologist and translator

- 80th anniversary of the medals "For Courage" and "For Military Merit" (1938)

– 65 years since the publication of Ray Bradbury's (1920-2012) novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

– 60 years ago B.L. Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize (1958)

- Ground Forces Day

- International Music Day

- 145 years since the birth of V.Ya. Shishkov (1873-1945), Russian writer, engineer

- 145 years since the birth of I.S. Shmelev (1873-1950), Russian writer abroad

- 305 years since the birth of Denis Diderot (1713-1784), French writer, educator and philosopher

- 195 years since the birth of I.S. Aksakov (1823-1886), Russian writer and publicist, poet

– 155 years since the birth of V.A. Obruchev (1863-1956), Russian scientist, geographer and traveler

– 105 years since the birth of Claude Simon (1913-2005), French writer, Nobel Prize winner (1985)

– International Standardization Day

– 80 years since the birth of V.P. Krapivin (1938), Russian writer, teacher

October 15 - 410 years since the birth of E. Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist and mathematician, student of G. Galileo

October 16 - 130 years since the birth of Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953), American playwright, Nobel Prize Laureate (1936)

– 140 years since the birth of M.A. Osorgin (1878-1942), writer of the Russian diaspora, author of the novel "Sivtsev Vrazhek"

– 100 years since the birth of Alexander Galich (A.A. Ginzburg, 1918-1977), Russian writer abroad, bard and playwright

October 21 - 185 years since the birth of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist, founder of the Nobel Prize

75 years since the birth of A.A. Kabakov (1943), Russian writer and journalist

– Day of Special Forces Units

- 80 years since the birth of V.V. Erofeev (1938-1990), Russian writer

– 285 years since the birth of M.M. Kheraskov (1733-1807), Russian writer, poet and playwright

– 140 years since the birth of M.P. Artsybashev (1878-1927), writer, playwright of the Russian diaspora

– 140 years since the birth of K.S. Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939), Russian artist, graphic artist

- 80 years since the birth of Joe Dassin (1938-1980), French pop singer

- Day of military glory. The day of the military parade on Red Square in the city of Moscow to commemorate the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution (1941)

– 105 years since the birth of Albert Camus (1913-1960), French writer, playwright, Nobel Prize winner (1957)

November 9 - 200 years since the birth of I.S. Turgenev (1818-1883), Russian writer, poet, publicist and playwright

- 130 years since the birth of A.N. Tupolev (1888-1972), Russian aircraft designer

November 14 - 755 years since the death of Alexander Nevsky (1220/1221-1263), Russian commander, canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church

– 160 years since the birth of Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), Swedish writer, Nobel Prize winner (1909)

– 90 years since the birth of G.V. Sapgir (1928-1999), Russian poet, writer, screenwriter, translator

November 23 - 110 years since the birth of N.N. Nosov (1908-1976), Russian writer, screenwriter

- 95 years since the birth of the writer V.A. Kurochkina (1923-1976)

- 130 years since the birth of Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), American educator, psychologist, publicist writer

– 155 years since the birth of E. Munch (1863-1944), Norwegian artist

– 90 years since the birth of Chingiz Aitmatov (1928-2008), Kyrgyz writer

December 13 - 145 years since the birth of V.Ya. Bryusov (1873-1924), Russian poet, prose writer, playwright, translator, critic

- 115 years since the birth of E.P. Petrov (Kataeva, 1903-1942), Russian satirist writer, co-author I. Ilf

December 23 - 160 years since the birth of V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858-1943), Russian director, teacher, playwright

December 24 - Day of military glory. The day of the capture of the Turkish fortress Izmail by Russian troops under the command of A.V. Suvorov (1790)

– 220 years since the birth of Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), Polish poet, publicist

December 27 - 110 years since the birth of V.F. Margelov (1908-1990), Russian military leader

- 70 years since the birth of Gerard Depardieu (1948), French actor

December 28 - 110 years since the birth of E.V. Vuchetich (1908-1974), Russian sculptor, teacher

Among the writers-anniversaries of 2018 there are many big names. These are people who left a bright mark in history and literature.

Antioch Dmitrievich Kantemir - one of the first diplomats, poets, satirists. 8 September he turns 310th birthday ( 1708) . In literature, he is known for having developed a syllabic system of versification.

Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (Tredyakovsky)- an outstanding poet of the 18th century, became famous for his translations and improvement of the Russian language, the syllabo-tonic system of verse composition. March 5 - 305 years.

Mikhail Matveyevich Kheraskov - October 09, 2018 marks 285 years– studied versification and dramaturgy. He glorified the Age of Enlightenment in Russia. He finished the period of classicism and moved on to sentimentalism.

Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (07/14/1743 - 275 ) – outstanding statesman and public figure, writer and poet.

Anniversary writers of 2018 who lived in the 19th century

Vladimir Konstantinovich Istomin – 06/18/2018 - 170 years old (born 1848). Writer and publisher of the magazine "Children's rest", which published the works of L. Tolstoy, I. Zabelin.

Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (Pechersky)- Date of Birth - 11/6/1818, anniversary - 200 years . Participated in ethnographic expeditions and left highly artistic fiction notes.

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev - 11/09/1818 - 200 years since birth - a classic of Russian prose, created literary masterpieces unsurpassed in skill. He died in 1883 on 03.09. - 135 years since death .

Evgeny Mikhailovich Feoklistov (date of birth - 04/26/1828 - 190 l.) - prose writer, journalist who worked in the Sovremennik N. Nekrasov.

outstanding prose writer-realist, philosopher, educator - was born 09/09/1828 - 190 -anniversary. In 2018, the anniversary of the writer and the most notable things in his work:

• 155 years since the beginning of the creation of "War and Peace";
• 165 years - "Anna Karenina".

Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (07/12/1828 - 190 years) - one of the greatest materialist philosophers, writer, encyclopedist, critic of literature, author of the novel What Is To Be Done?

Maxim Gorky (Alexey Maksimovich Peshkov) is among the writers-anniversaries of the 2017-2018 academic year. Was born March 28, 1868 - 150th anniversary. He wrote stories (“Old Woman Izergil”, “Makar Chudra”, etc.), a / b trilogy, novels (“The Life of Klim Samgin”, “Mother”), essays and articles.

Nadezhda Andreevna Durova(pseudonym Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov) - September 28, 2018 - 235 years old (born 1783). Participant Patriotic War 1812 Author of the memoirs "Cavalry Maiden", highly appreciated by A. S. Pushkin.

Kozma Petrovich Prutkov - collective pseudonym under which A. Tolstoy worked, br. Zhemchuzhnikovs, authors of satirical stories. Birthday - 04/11/1803 In 2018 - 215 years.

Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev - famous poet-philosopher, diplomat. Was born 12/05/1803 - 205 years.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sollogub- an official who wrote prose, poetry and plays for the theater, the creator of family memoirs. Was born 08/20/1813. 2018 marks 205 years .

Nikolai Vladimirovich Stankevich (born 10/09/1813) - 205 years. He organized a circle of like-minded people under his own name, which included prominent writers, poets, critics.

Konstantin Mikhailovich Stanyukovich (30.03.1843 – 175 years) - wrote fascinating stories about the life of military sailors.

Gleb Ivanovich Uspensky (October 25, 1843 - 175 l.) - a writer who worked closely with L. N. Tolstoy.

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (born July 27, 1853) - 165 years old. Known for stories, magazine articles, journalism.

Fedor Sologub (F.K. Teternikov)– symbolist poet, prose writer, playwright, author of articles on literature – was born 01.03.1863 – 155 years .

Alexander Serafimovich (Popov) - 01/19/1863 - 155 l. – representative of the Soviet era, author of the famous story about civil war"Iron Stream".

(born December 13, 1873 - 145 l.) - Wrote poetry and prose. He stood at the origins of symbolism, was its leader.

Arnold Gessen (04/16/1878 - 140 years) - journalist, researcher of A.S. Pushkin.

2018: anniversaries of writers and poets of the 20th century

150 years since the birth - Semyon Solomonovich Yushkevich (1868)- an emigrant writer who was engaged in dramaturgy, a representative of "Russian-Jewish literature".

140 - Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (05.11. 1878)- novelist and playwright, wrote articles for magazines and screenplays for films.

130 - Leonid Grossman (01/24/1888)- a well-known literary critic, writer who created books about Pushkin and Dostoevsky in the ZhZL series.

130 - Mikhail Osorgin (Ilyin) (10/19/1878) refers to emigre writers, wrote prose, essays, articles in magazines.

120 - Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (24.07.1898) among writers and poets-anniversaries, 2018 stands out in that his poems were set to music. He is the author of the "Holy War" poems and songs for Soviet films.

110 - Nikolai Nikolaevich Vorobyov (Bogaevsky, 11/21/1908)- writer and artist, wrote poems about the Don Cossacks.

110 - Boris Gorbatov (1908) belongs to the galaxy of Soviet prose writers, wrote scripts.

110 - Ivan Efremov (1908)- A science fiction writer who was fond of space.

110 - Vitaly Zakrutkin (1908)- Russian prose writer, author of the story "The Mother of Man".

110 - Nikolai Nosov (1908)- a classic of children's prose, wrote stories about Dunno.

110 - Boris Polevoy (Kampov, 03/17/1908) - prose writer of the Soviet era, wrote "The Tale of a Real Man".

100 - Boris Zakhoder (09.09.1918) – children's writer, created scripts for films, was engaged in translations.

100/10 - Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn - realist writer, dissident, author of works: “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”, “Matryonin Dvor”, “Gulag Archipelago”, etc. Nobel Laureate(1970). In 2018 11.12. being executed 100th birthday (1918), and 03.09. - 10 years from death (2008).

90 - Pyotr Lukich Proskurin (01/22/1928)- wrote prose, known as the author of works on moral topics, about the relationship of people with each other.

90 - Boris Ivanov (25.02.1928)- journalist and writer, was a member of the group that established the A. Bely Prize.

90 - Valentin Pikul (07/13/1928) - Russian writer, author of historical novels.

90 - Chingiz Aitmatov(12/12/1928) - Kyrgyz and Russian prose writer, author of stories and novels about the life of ordinary people.

80 - Vladimir Kazakov (1938)- a follower of Russian avant-garde (futurism) in poetry.

80 - Vladimir Vysotsky (01/25/1938) - poet, musician, actor, performer of his own songs. Among the writers and poets whose anniversaries are celebrated in 2018, he is distinguished by the fact that, in addition to the poetic field, he became famous as an actor.

80 - Georgy Vainer (10.02.1938)- one of the brothers of the famous duet, who created several detective novels, was engaged in writing scripts for films, journalism.

80 - Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (05/26/1938) engaged in literature, dramaturgy, excellent singing.

80 - Venedikt Erofeev (10/24/1938)- a poet, famous for the poem "Moscow-Petushki".

80 - Arkady Khait (12/25/1938)- Russian satirist, wrote theatrical plays and film scripts.

70 - Mikhail Zadornov (07/21/1948)- an outstanding satirist, humorist, contemporary playwright, author of essays, travel notes, humoresque, plays.

Intermediate anniversaries

145 – Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin (1873) - the famous Russian prose writer, ethnographer, created several works for children ("Pantry of the Sun"), wrote a lot about the nature of the Russian North.

135 - Fyodor Gladkov (1883) - Soviet prose writer, adherent of the classical social. realism.

135 - Demyan Bedny (Efim Alekseevich Pridvorov, 04/13/1883)- Soviet poet, revolutionary, publicist.

115 - Alexander Alfredovich Beck (01/03/1903)- Soviet writer who created the novel "New Appointment".

115 - Tamara Gabbe (1903)- prose writer, translator, collector of folklore, etc. She wrote a lot for children.

105 - Sergei Mikhalkov (03/13/1913)- children's poet, author of the Anthem of the Russian Federation.

105 - Viktor Sergeevich Rozov (08/21/1913)- a famous playwright of the Soviet period, the author of 20 plays and scripts for films ("The Cranes Are Flying").

105 - Victor Dragunsky (12/01/1913)– classic of children's literature, author of Deniska's stories.

95 - Grigory Baklanov (Friedman) was born in 1923. - a representative of the "lieutenant's prose", wrote prose and screenplays.

95 - Rasul Gamzatov (09/08/1923) - famous Russian, Dagestan poet, publicist and public figure.

95/5 - Yuri Danilovich Goncharov (1923-2013)- a writer, entered literature as an author of military prose, then became a villager.

55 - Alexey Varlamov (06/23/1963)- writes prose and journalism, explores the history of Russian literature of the 20th century.

Foreign writers-anniversaries of 2018

230 - Lord George Gordon Byron (01/22/1788)- English romantic poet, famous in Europe for his "gloomy egoism." The inspirer of A. S. Pushkin, who wrote the first works in a romantic spirit.

200/170 - Emily Brontë (07/30/1818)- a poetess and writer from Foggy Albion, a representative of the famous literary family Bronte, became famous thanks to the novel Wuthering Heights. She died at the age of 30 on December 19, 1848.

190 - Jules Verne (02/08/1828)- traveler, navigator, French writer, creator of classic adventure novels ("Children of Captain Grant").

170 - Hans Hoffmann (07/27/1848)- writer, poet, teacher from Germany, creator of many short stories, novels ("Little Tsakhes"), had a wide range of interests.

120 - Erich Maria Remarque (06/22/1898)- German prose writer of the 20th century, author of the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front”, which is considered the best among the works of writers of the “lost generation”.

235 - Stendhal (01/23/1783)- the famous French prose writer, the author of several psychological novels ("Red and Black"), was engaged in fiction, wrote books about the architecture of Italy.

215 - Prosper Merimee (09/28/1803)- French, wrote prose and translated, including from Russian, was a master of the short story ("Matteo de Falcone"), was interested in history.

195 - Maurice Sand (06/30/1823)- the son of the famous French writer Aurora Dudevant (Georges Sand), poet, painter.

175 - Henry James (04/15/1843)- American prose writer, who lived most of his life in Britain, the author of 20 novels, 112 short stories, 12 plays.

135 – Franz Kafka (07/03/1883)- an outstanding German writer of Austro-Hungarian origin, widely known throughout the world for his unusual works, saturated with fear, absurdity, causing the reader a feeling of anxiety.

115 - George Orwell (06/25/1903)- British writer, publicist, creator of iconic dystopian novels ("1984"). The author of the term "cold war".

1 – World Civil Defense Day(World Civil Defense Day).

Installed in 1990 by the date of entry into force of the Charter of ICDO - International Civil Defense Organization.

It has been celebrated in Russia since 1993. – the year of entry of the EMERCOM of Russia into the ICDO.

1 - Day of the forensic expert of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, departmental.

03/01/1919 The Cabinet of Forensic Examination under the Central Investigation Department of the RSFSR began to function - an expert unit in the internal affairs bodies of Russia. The first forensic expert institution in the internal affairs bodies tsarist Russia can be considered the Medical Council under the Medical Department of the Ministry of the Interior, which was established on December 31, 1803.

1 - Hosting provider day, informal.

Conducted since 2011. on the initiative of the leaders of the HostObzor company and the commission of hoster providers at the Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC).

03/01/2001 the HostObzor project appeared.

Hosters are engaged in the improvement of systems for storing and transmitting information on the Internet.

1 - Day of cats in Russia, informal.

Formed spontaneously, celebrated on the first day of the first spring month.

The days of honoring these pets are established in many countries of the world. World Cat Day is celebrated on August 8th.

1 - World Immunity Day.

It has been celebrated by the medical community at the initiative of the World Health Organization since 2002. on the first day of spring. It is at the beginning of spring that the problems associated with the weakening of the functions of the immune system in the winter are especially pronounced.

1 – Zero Discrimination Day.

Celebrated at the initiative of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS. Low awareness of people about HIV/AIDS often causes discrimination against HIV-infected people and AIDS patients.

2 – International Match Day.

Researchers date the history of modern matches to 1805, when the French chemist Chapsel demonstrated the first self-igniting matches. These were wooden sticks with a head made of a mixture of sulfur, bartolet salt with the addition of cinnabar, which served to color the incendiary mass in a red hue.

3 - World Wildlife Day.

Established on 20.12.2013 at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.

On this day in 1973 Based on the resolution of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Convention on International Trade in Species was signed in Washington wildlife and flora under threat of destruction (CITES, CITES).

The list of species protected by CITES includes about 5,000 animal species and 28,000 plant species. Import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of ​​these representatives of flora and fauna should be carried out only on the basis of special permits and certificates.

3 - World Writer's Day(World Day of the writer) .

Celebrated by decision of the 48th Congress of the International PEN Club, held in January 1986.

PEN Club was founded in London in 1921, the name is an abbreviation formed by the first letters of English words Poets- poets, Essayists- essay writers novelists- novelists. The abbreviation matches the word pen– translated from English – pen.

PEN advocates freedom of the press and opposes the arbitrary use of censorship in times of peace.

3 - International Day of Health of the Ear and Hearing(International Day for Ear and Hearing).

Established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007. at the First International Conference on the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hearing Impairment, held in China.

March 3 was chosen as the date for the holiday: the numbers 3.3, which this date is written in, resemble two human ears in shape.

4 - International Day of Children's Television and Radio Broadcasting(International Children's Day of Broadcasting).

Established by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Cannes in April 1994.

Previously celebrated in December, since 2009. The celebration has been moved to the first Sunday in March.

Every year on this day, the leading television and radio companies of the world provide air to children and children's programs - "tune in to the children's wave."

The first youth radio channel in the USSR was the Yunost radio station, which went on the air on 10/16/1962.

5 - Day of the theater cashier.

Conducted since 2009. on the initiative of the State Drama Theater "Comedian's Shelter" (St. Petersburg) on ​​the first Monday of the month.

6 - International Dentist Day - Dentist Day(International Dentist Day). Dedicated to the invention in 1790. American dentist John Greenwood of a dental drill - a weighty drill with a foot drive.

It is celebrated in the country of origin and many other countries of the world.

6 - European Day of the Righteous among the Nations.

Established in 2012 European Parliament.

The Righteous Among the Nations are non-Jewish people who saved Jews during the Holocaust at the risk of their own lives.

03/06/2007 Moshe Beisky, Israeli judge, chairman of the commission for conferring the title of Righteous Among the Nations at the Yadva Shem National Memorial in Jerusalem, has died. Beisky was one of the Jews saved by Oskar Schindler, one of the most famous righteous men in the world.

6 - World Glaucoma Day.

Established in 2008 initiated by the World Association of Glaucoma Societies and the World Association of Glaucoma Patients to draw attention to the problem and inform about the disease.

It is noted in the professional community of many countries and is supported in the media.

Glaucoma is one of the main causes of blindness and visual impairment. It affects 100 million people worldwide. In most cases, pathology develops in people after 40 years. It is characterized by a regular or periodic increase in intraocular pressure. The process causes the development of visual field defects, a decrease in visual acuity, and atrophy of the optic nerve. The probability of rejection is three times higher in women.

8 – International Women's Day(International Women's Day).

Previously - the Day of International Solidarity of Women in the Struggle for Economic, Social and Political Equality.

Established by decision of the Socialist International in 1910. at the 2nd International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen on the initiative of one of the leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Clara Zetkin.

According to one version, 03/08/1857. "March of empty pots" was carried out by New York textile workers, who demanded higher wages, better working conditions and equal rights for women and men.

It was first celebrated in Russia in 1913. Petersburg Scientific Readings on Women's Rights.

It was first held on the same day - March 8 - in 1914 by women from Austria, Hungary, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, the USA, Switzerland and a number of other countries.

08.03.(23.02) 1917 in Petrograd, a strike of women textile workers took place, which became part of the events of the February Revolution. In memory of her, at the 2nd Communist Women's Conference (1921), it was decided to declare March 8 as International Women's Day.

IN Soviet times Originally International Women's Day.

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 08.05.1965 No. International Women's Day March 8 was declared a non-working day in the USSR "in commemoration of the outstanding merits of Soviet women in communist construction, in defending the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War, their heroism and dedication at the front and in the rear, and also noting the great contribution of women to strengthening friendship between peoples and the struggle for peace.

The United Nations began officially celebrating March 8 as International Women's Day since 1975, declared international year women.

Today in Russia, International Women's Day has lost its original meaning: on March 8, it is customary to congratulate all the fair sex, give them flowers and gifts. Particular attention is paid to the closest and beloved women - mothers, wives, daughters, sisters.

8 – world kidney day.

Global Initiative established in 2006. International Society nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations. This is a unique information campaign aimed at raising awareness of the general public about the importance of the kidneys for health and kidney disease, which is often caused by poor lifestyle choices.

Held on the second Thursday of the month.

The kidneys not only perform their main function - excretory, but also participate in metabolism, hematopoiesis and other important processes in the body. Chronic renal failure is one of the most common diseases, yet many people are unaware of the seriousness of this problem.

9 – world dj day(World DJ Day).

Initiated by the World DJ Fund and the charity Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy. It has been celebrated by the club community and the industry since 2002. in the form of charity events: the profits received on this day by DJs, clubs, radio stations are sent to children's funds and institutions.

10 – Archives Day in Russia - an unofficial professional holiday of archive workers.

Established by the decision of the board of the Federal Archival Service of Russia dated 05.03.2003. February 10 (28), 1720 Peter I signed the "General Regulations" - the constituent charter of the state civil service, which determined the foundations of the organization government controlled and, in particular, he introduced the public position of an actuary (archivist), who was supposed to “collect letters diligently, fix registers with them, mark sheets ...”.

Earlier, since 1992, also unofficially, it was celebrated on June 1st. 06/01/1918 The Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR adopted a decree "On the reorganization and centralization of archives in the RSFSR." By the same decree, for the first time, an all-Russian archival management body was created - the Main Directorate of Archival Affairs or Glavarchiv, now the Federal Archival Agency of Russia (Rosarchiv).

10 – International day of cool(International Day of Awesomeness), an unofficial comic holiday.

The idea of ​​the holiday belongs to the American scientist Kevin Lover and his colleagues, it has been held since 2008.

March 10 is the birthday of American actor Chuck Norris, whose toughness many admire: for example, "Chuck Norris is so cool that he makes tea with his eyes!".

The holiday is held under the motto: "No one is perfect, but everyone can be cool."

11 – Day of the worker of drug control bodies.

Established by a special Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin dated February 16, 2008. "On the Day of the worker of drug control bodies."

March 11, 2003 President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin signed Decree No. 306 "Issues of improving public administration in the Russian Federation", according to which State Committee on combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation was transformed into the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Controlling the Circulation of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. From 28.07.2004 - Federal service of the Russian Federation for drug control.

04/05/2016 Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, the Federal Drug Control Service was abolished, and its functions and powers were again transferred to the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation from June 2016. - to the formed Main Directorate for Drug Control of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

11 - Day of workers of geodesy and cartography.

Established by a special Decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin No. 1867 "On the Day of Geodesy and Cartography Workers" of November 11, 2000. Celebrated on the second Sunday of the month.

The first printed version of the map of Rus' - a map of the Moscow lands, dates back to 01/26/1525.

In 1720 Peter I signed a decree that marked the beginning of cartographic survey in Russia.

The unified geodetic service of the RSFSR was formed in March 1919, since 1992. - Federal Service of Geodesy and Cartography of Russia, now - Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr).

11 - Day of employees of private security agencies, informal.

03/11/1992 In Russia, the law "On private detective and security activities" was adopted.

The profession "security guard" was included in the Unified Reference Book of Professions of the Russian Federation in 2009.

12 - Day of workers of the penitentiary system of the Ministry of Justice of Russia. 03/12/1879 Emperor of Russia Alexander II issued a decree on the creation of the Main Prison Department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

08.10.1997 The President of the Russian Federation Boris N. Yeltsin signed the Decree "On reforming the penitentiary system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation." October 30, 1998 The Government of the Russian Federation adopted Decree No. 1254 “Issues of the penitentiary system of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation”, which was the final stage in the transition of the system of execution of criminal penalties from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia to the Ministry of Justice of Russia.

The federal body of the penitentiary system is now the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), subordinate to the Ministry of Justice of Russia and created for the execution of sentences and for the detention of suspects, accused and convicted.

In the structure of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, each service has a holiday date: the Day of SIZO and Prison Workers is celebrated on October 31, on May 7 employees of penitentiary inspections celebrate their professional holiday, on November 13 employees of the Special Purpose Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia are celebrated.

12 - World Day Against Cybercensorship.

Established at the initiative of the non-governmental organizations Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International. Celebrated since 2008

Initially - International Day of Freedom of Expression Online.

It is aimed at fighting for a unified Internet that is equally accessible to everyone without restrictions.

12 – Sun-Earth Day.

Celebrated since 2000, established by the National Aeronautics and Research Administration outer space(NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Invented to give people more information about events taking place in space and related to the Earth and the Sun - eclipses, magnetic storms, space weather, etc.

The holiday does not have a fixed date, it is revised annually so that it coincides with or approaches the date of some space event or an important event held by NASA. In 2018 - March 12.

14 - International Day of Rivers(Day of Action for Rivers), or Day of Action for Rivers and Water.

Formerly – International Day Against Dams, Day of Action for Rivers, Water and Life.

Installed at the First International Conference against the construction of large dams in March 1997 in the Brazilian city of Curitiba.
Conducted since 1998. in many countries of the world by environmental organizations.

In Europe, only one large river - the Pechora in Russia - remains unregulated, flowing freely from its source to the sea.

14 - International Pi Day(International π Day).

The number π is a mathematical constant expressing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to the length of its diameter.

Numerically, pi starts as 3.1415926... and has an infinite mathematical duration. In everyday calculations, a simplified spelling of the number is used: only two decimal places, - 3.14.

The holiday was created in 1987. physicist Larry Shaw.

14 - Orthodox Book Day, church.

Established Holy Synod Russian Orthodox Church December 25, 2009 on the initiative of the Belgorod and Staroskol diocese.

March 14, the day of publication in 1564, was chosen as the date of the holiday. the first Russian printed book "The Apostle" by Ivan Fedorov. According to the old style - this is March 1, according to the new - March 10. At the same time, the discrepancy between the dates of the Orthodox and secular calendars is due to the fact that according to the church calendar, when transferring dates from the old style to the new one, 13 days are always added - regardless of the century when the event occurred.

15 – world consumer rights day(World Consumer Rights Day).

Celebrated by the UN since 1983.

On this day in 1961 In his speech to Congress, US President John F. Kennedy formulated four basic consumer rights: the right to meet basic needs, to safety, the right to choose, and the right to be informative (to be heard), which turned out to be universal and applicable to any society. Later, four more were added to them: the right to indemnification, the right to consumer education, the right to meet basic needs and the right to a healthy environment.

In Russia, recognized after the adoption of 07.02.1992. The Supreme Council of the RSFSR of the Law "On the Protection of Consumer Rights".

15 – Public Holiday Republic of Belarus - Constitution Day.

The current Constitution of the Republic was adopted on March 15, 1994.

The first Constitution of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Belarus (SSRB) was adopted at the First Congress of Soviets of Belarus on February 3, 1919. Throughout the history of Belarus, five constitutions have been adopted: four constitutions of the Soviet period (1919, 1927, 1937 and 1978) and in 1994.

Subsequently, the basic law of the Republic of Belarus was updated and supplemented. 11/24/1996 As a result of the referendum, a number of changes were made to the Constitution, a significant part of which concerned the redistribution of powers towards the executive branch (in particular, the president). At the referendum on October 17, 2004 a provision was removed from the Constitution that limited the right of one person to be elected as president for more than two consecutive terms.

15 – International day for the protection of pups.

Celebrated in many countries of the world, established on the initiative International Foundation animal welfare - IFAW.

White pups - harp seal pups - have been hunted for many decades, primarily because of their beautiful fur.

Harp seals are found, including in the White and Barents Seas washing the shores of the Kola Peninsula.

In Russia, at the initiative of public environmental organizations, a ban on hunting for seals was introduced by the Government of the Russian Federation in 2009.

15 - International Day Against Police Brutality(The International Day Against Police Brutality).

First celebrated in 1997. at the initiative of public organizations - the Canadian "Collective for Combating Police Brutality" and the Swiss group "Black Flag".

Initially, the date of March 15 was chosen by chance, but since 2000. she was often linked to the incident of the beating of two children aged 11 and 12 by the Swiss police.

15 – World Contact Day.

It was first celebrated on March 15, 1953. at the initiative of the International Bureau of Flying Saucers.

The purpose of the Day is to establish peaceful contact with extraterrestrial beings through joint efforts. The Bureau of Flying Saucers sent out a newsletter to all its participants asking them to take part in an experiment called World Contact Day. At a certain date and time, they were to attempt to collectively send a telepathic message to aliens from outer space. Attempts on March 15 to contact the inhabitants of other planets do not stop today.

16 – Day of formation of divisions economic security in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, departmental.

March 16, 1937 The Department for Combating Theft of Socialist Property and Speculation (OBKhSS) was created as part of the Main Police Department of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs (NKVD) of the USSR.

The service was repeatedly renamed and changed its status. Now - the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption (GUEPiPK) - an independent structural unit of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

16 – World Sleep Day(World Sleep Day).

Conducted since 2008. on Friday of the second full week of the month at the initiative of the International Association for Sleep Medicine as part of the World Health Organization (WHO) project on sleep and health.

18 - Day of workers of consumer services of the population and housing and communal services.

It has been celebrated in the Soviet Union since 1966, later on the fourth Sunday of July as the Day of workers in trade, consumer services and housing and communal services.

Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated November 1, 1988 No. "On Amendments to the Legislation of the USSR on Holidays and Commemorative Days" was postponed to the third Sunday of March.

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin dated 07.05.2013 No. N 459 “On the Day of the trade worker”, this holiday was again postponed to the fourth Saturday of July, and the holiday of household workers and public utilities is still celebrated in March.

18 - Day of the reunification of Crimea with Russia.

The return of the territory of the Crimean peninsula with the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol located on it, which was previously part of Ukraine, was fixed by an interstate agreement signed on March 18, 2014 in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow by the heads of Russia and the Republic of Crimea.

Since 1921 - Crimean ASSR as part of the RSFSR, since 1946. - Crimean region as part of the RSFSR. In 1954 in violation of the legal procedure at the direction of N.S. Khrushchev was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR (except for the city of Sevastopol, since 1948 - a city of republican subordination of the RSFSR).

In 1991 in the Crimean region, a referendum was held on the restoration of the Crimean autonomy, in 1992. the Crimean constitution was adopted, which established the entry of Crimea into Ukraine for contractual relations which was officially recognized by the Ukrainian authorities.

03/11/2014 The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the Sevastopol City Council adopted a declaration on the independence of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

03/16/2014 a republican referendum on the status of Crimea was held, based on the results of which (96% of voters voted for the inclusion of the republic into the Russian Federation), the Supreme Council declared Crimea independent sovereign state- The Republic of Crimea, in which the city of Sevastopol has a special status. Then the Republic of Crimea turned to the Russian Federation with a proposal to accept it into the Russian Federation as a new subject.

On the territory of the Republic of Crimea - a holiday and a day off.

18 - International Day of Planetariums(Day of Planetaria).

First held in Italy in 1990. by the Association of Italian Planetariums. Acquired international status in 1994.

It is celebrated, including in Russia, on the nearest Sunday to the Day of the spring equinox (in 2018 - March 20).

18 - Day of the Paris Commune.

It is celebrated in honor of the victory in France of the first proletarian revolution on March 18, 1871. by decision General Council I International, adopted on February 20, 1873.

In the USSR, it was widely celebrated from 1923 to 1990.

19 - Day of the sailor-submariner or Day of creation of the submarine forces of the Russian fleet is a professional holiday for servicemen and civilian personnel of the submarine forces of the Russian Navy.

Established by order No. 253 of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral of the Fleet F.N. Gromov dated 15.07.1995.

06.03 (19.03), 1906 Emperor of Russia Nicholas II signed a decree on the inclusion in the classification of ships of the navy of a new category of ships - submarines and enrollment in the Russian fleet of 20 submarines. This event is evidenced by the order of the Maritime Department of Russia No. 52 dated 03/24/1906, signed by the Minister of Marine Admiral A.A. Birilev. The order, in particular, said: "The Sovereign Emperor (Nicholas II), on the sixth day of March of this year, deigned to order the Highest ... to include submarines in the classification of the ship fleet."

19 - International Customer Day.

It has been celebrated in many countries of Europe and America since 2010. on the initiative of Russian and Lithuanian entrepreneurs.

20 – Day of spring equinox - the day of the onset of astronomical spring.

On this day, the Earth, rotating around its imaginary axis passing through the poles, while simultaneously moving around the Sun, is in such a position with respect to the luminary that the sun's rays, carrying thermal energy, fall vertically on the equator. That is, during this period, day and night separate the day for 12 hours, and the Sun illuminates exactly half of the two hemispheres the globe. The sun moves from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and these days in all countries the day is almost equal to the night.

20 - Earth Day. The date was approved by the UN in 1971, at this time the day of the vernal equinox falls, when the biological rhythm of the planet changes and it moves to a new round of its development.

On the calendar international holidays There are two Earth Days, March 20 and April 22. The first has a peacemaking and humanistic orientation, the second - environmental.

The idea of ​​celebrating Earth Day on the day of the vernal equinox was first proposed in 1969. at the UNESCO conference in San Francisco. A month later, an alternative date for Earth Day, April 22, was proposed independently from UNESCO. Currently, "April" is considered official, but events are held in both March and April.

As part of the Earth Day in March, in most countries it is customary to ring the Peace Bell for one minute, which is a symbol of peaceful life, friendship and solidarity of all peoples, a call to action in the name of preserving culture and the best achievements of mankind. The first peace bell was cast from coins donated by children from all over the world in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing of Japan and installed at the UN headquarters in New York in 1954.

20 - French Language Day - International Francophonie Day.

It has been celebrated, like the days of other UN languages, since 2010. French is one of the six working languages ​​of the UN. The initiator of the introduction of the new holiday was the UN Department of Public Relations.

The date of celebration of the French language was chosen on March 20, when the International Day of La Francophonie is celebrated. Francophonie is international organization cooperation of the francophone countries of the world, uniting 56 states. The main criteria for joining the organization is not the degree of knowledge of the citizens of a particular country in the language of the Gauls, but rather cultural ties with France. 03/20/1970 In Niger, an agreement was signed on the creation of an interstate organization of French-speaking countries.

20 - Internationaldayhappiness(International Day of Happiness).

Proclaimed by the UN in 2012. to support the idea that the pursuit of happiness is a common feeling for all the people of our planet.

Institutional Initiative international day happiness came from a mountainous country - Bhutan. It is believed that the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Bhutan are the happiest people in the world - leaders in the coefficient of Gross National Happiness, which measures the national well-being of citizens.

20 - International Day of Astrology(International Astrology Day).

It was previously noted by astrologers and enthusiasts exactly on the day of the vernal equinox - March 20, 21 or less often - March 19. This day marks the beginning of a new astrological year. In the early 2000s, to avoid confusion over the dates, a group of Western astrologers proposed that this day should be celebrated annually on March 20th.

Astrology is a group of descriptive and predictive practices, traditions and beliefs that involve the influence of celestial bodies on the earthly world and man (his temperament, character, actions and fate) and, in particular, the possibility of predicting the future by the movement and location of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere and relative each other. modern science completely denies the effectiveness of astrological methods, qualifying astrology as pseudoscience and prejudice.

20 - International Forest Day(International Day of Forests) or World Day for the Protection of Forests.

Celebrated since 1971. at the initiative of the European Confederation of Agriculture with the support of the UN World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The holiday is held on the day autumn equinox in the Southern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

20 – international color day(International Color Day).

Established by the International Color Association in 2009. initiated by the Portuguese Color Association.

It is celebrated on the day of the spring equinox, when the day is almost equal to the night. This symbolizes the balance of light and darkness that is reflected in many cultures. Color is the perception of light rays by the human eye.

20 - Internationaldaywithoutmeat(International Day Without Meat).

First celebrated in 1985. in the United States under the name initiated by the Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM).

On this day, many shops and restaurants refuse to sell meat, and activists promote vegetarianism and the ideas of compassion for animals and protection environment.

20 - World Sparrow Day.

The holiday was proposed to be celebrated by the Indian community Nature Forever Society in cooperation with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation (France). The initiative was supported by other national and international organizations.

20 - World Storytelling Day(World Storytelling Day), a holiday dedicated to the art of oral storytelling.

It was first celebrated in Sweden in the early 1990s as All Storytellers' Day. Dedicated to those who preserve and pass on folklore from mouth to mouth. By 2005 The holiday finally took shape as World Storytelling Day.

It is celebrated on the day of the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, and on the day of the autumn - in the southern.

21 - Internationaldayfightbehindliquidationracialdiscrimination(International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination). It is held by the decision of the UN General Assembly dated 26.10.1966.

On this day in 1960 police opened fire and killed 69 people during a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid regime's mandatory passportization of Africans in South Africa.

21 - World Poetry Day(World Poetry Day).

Celebrated in accordance with the resolution of the 30th session of UNESCO, held in Paris in 1999.

In some countries, World Poetry Day is celebrated on October 15, the birthday of the ancient Roman poet Virgil.

21 – international puppet day(International Day of Puppetry) or International Day of Puppet Theatre.

Celebrated since 2003 by decision of the International Union of Puppet Theater Workers.

21 - International Down Syndrome Day(World Down Syndrome Day). Celebrated since 2006 on the initiative of the participants of the VI international symposium dedicated to this topic. The UN General Assembly established World Down Syndrome Day in December 2011.

The 21st day of the third month was chosen to show that Down syndrome is associated with 3 copies of the 21st chromosome.

It has been held in Russia since 2011.

21 - International Day of Navruz(International Day of Nowruz), religious.

Established by the UN General Assembly on February 23, 2010. on the initiative of the governments of Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Macedonia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Turkey.

Navruz is a New Year's holiday among a number of peoples of Eurasia, it marks the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. It is celebrated according to the astronomical solar calendar.

22 - World Water Day(World Day for Water).

Celebrated since 1993. by decision of the UN Conference on Environment and Development, held in Rio de Janeiro on 03-14.06.1992.

22 - International Taxi Driver Day.

On this day in 1907 the first cars equipped with special meters appeared on the streets of London. London cabbies called the counter "taximeter" - from the French "tax" ("fee"), and the Greek "metron" ("measurement"). Since then, individual urban transport began to be called taxis, and cabbies - taxi drivers.

22 – Baltic Sea Day(Baltic Sea Day).

The decision to celebrate was made in 1986. at the 17th meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM).

The date of the Day coincides with the date of signing the 1974 Helsinki Convention. seven countries of the Baltic region - the USSR, Germany, East Germany, Sweden, Poland, Finland and Denmark.

Since 2000, the main events of the Baltic Sea Day have been held in St. Petersburg.

23 – world meteorological day(World Meteorological Day) .

It has been held at the initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) under the auspices of the UN since 1961.

03/23/1950 The WMO Convention entered into force, which proclaimed the formation of the Organization.

23 – Day of workers of the hydrometeorological service of Russia.

Established by a special Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin No. 812 "On the Day of workers of the hydrometeorological service" dated May 19, 2008.

April 1834. According to the “highest permission”, which had the force of law and signed by the Emperor of Russia Nicholas I, the Normal Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory was established in St. Petersburg. Since that time, the meteorological network of Russia began to conduct regular meteorological and magnetic observations according to a single guide.

24 - Navigator's Day of the Russian Air Force, departmental.

Established by order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force of the Russian Federation, General of the Army A.M. Kornukov dated 02.08.2000

On this day in 1916 General Mikhail Alekseev, Chief of Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, signed an order to establish the Central Air Navigation Station (TsANS). Navigator's Day Navy RF is celebrated on January 25th.

In addition, the navigators of the Northern Hemisphere have two more unofficial holidays - the days of the spring and autumn equinoxes. It is at this time that it is possible to accurately and without tools determine the cardinal points, since the sun at any point in the hemisphere rises strictly in the east, and sets, respectively, in the west. On this day, astronomical calculations are simplified, which facilitates the work of the navigator.

24 – Earth Hour is a global annual international action.

Held World Fund wildlife (WWF) on one of the last Saturdays of March (in 2018 - March 24).

On this day, at the appointed time, people around the world turn off the lights and other electrical appliances for one hour. The purpose of the action is to draw the widest possible attention of the world community to the problem of climate change on our planet, to show our support for the idea of ​​the need for joint action to solve it.

For the first time, the idea to turn off the electricity for an hour in order to demonstrate its solidarity in the fight for environmental protection was implemented by WWF in 2007. on the scale of one city - Sydney (Australia).

24 - World TB Day(World Tuberculosis Day).

It is celebrated by decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the day on which in 1882. German microbiologist Robert Koch announced his discovery of the causative agent of tuberculosis.

In 1993 WHO tuberculosis was declared global problem, and March 24 is World TB Day.

25 - Day of the cultural worker of Russia.

Celebrated at the initiative of the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation A.S. Sokolov in accordance with the special Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin "On the Day of the Worker of Culture" dated August 27, 2007.

25 - Day of the reindeer breeder.

Held on the fourth Sunday of the month in the northern regions of Russia.

25 – International Day of the Unborn Child(International Day of the Unborn Child). It is celebrated on the initiative of Pope John Paul II on the day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin according to the calendar of the Catholic Church.

El Salvador was the first country to officially celebrate the Day of the Right to Birth in 1993.

This day is celebrated not only by Catholics, but also by representatives of other faiths and religions. One of the tasks of the Day is the fight against abortion.

25 – Day of Tolkien Readings(Tolkien Reading Day).

Held by The Tolkien Society, which brings together fans of J.R.R. Tolkien. First held on March 25, 2003.

The date March 25 was chosen to commemorate the fall of Sauron in Tolkien's famous book The Lord of the Rings. It was suggested by NY Post-Standard columnist Sean Kirst.

25 - International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade(International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade).

Established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly on December 17, 2007.

26 - Purple Day(Purple Day) Epilepsy Day.

Invented in 2008 Cassidy Megan, a nine-year-old Canadian girl who suffers from epilepsy but is determined to show other people that she is no different from them. The initiative of the girl was supported first by the Nova Scotia Epilepsy Association, and then by other organizations of the world.

27 – Day of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation.

Established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin dated January 16, 2016. "in order to preserve the continuity of military traditions and increase the prestige of service in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation."

Earlier on this day, the Day of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, established by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin No. 394 of March 19, 1996, the decree was declared invalid. 03/27/1811 Emperor of Russia Alexander I issued a final decree concerning the formation of the internal guard of Russia.

27 – World Theater Day(World Theater Day).

Established by the IX Congress of the International Theater Institute (MIT) under UNESCO in 1961. Celebrated since 1962.

27 – international whiskey day.

Established in 2009, held on the birthday of Michael James Jackson, British whiskey writer.

29 - Day of a legal service specialist in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, professional holiday .

Established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin No. 549 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" dated May 31, 2006.

The military law school was founded in Russia in 1719. Emperor Peter I is considered the founder of the school “for the education of military lawyers”. According to his special Decree, it was ordered to take to the Military Collegium for the study of audit cases “twenty kind and young people from the gentry minors (junkers), who can read and write.” Subsequently, by order of Peter I, several gentry children were sent abroad to study law.

30 - Volcanologist Day in Russia, informal.

On March 30, 1956, a powerful eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano occurred in Kamchatka, as a result of which ash clouds rose to a height of over 45 kilometers.

The first eruption on the peninsula, studied in detail by Soviet volcanologists.

31 - International Backup Day - Backup Day(World Backup Day).

Established at the initiative of users of the social news site Reddit and it is no coincidence that it was appointed on March 31st. In the computer environment, cases of information loss are known on April 1, there is even a whole group of April Fool's viruses that are activated on this very day.

Backup is the creation of a copy of data on a medium (hard disk, flash card, CD-ROM and other media) designed to restore data in case of damage or loss on the main medium.

Prepared by Mikhail Demin.
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