Significant events on August 6th. Holidays and events in August

August 6, 1809 was born Alfred Tennyson, an English poet who most clearly expressed the views and hopes of the Victorian era and lived a long and bright life.

By the way, the famous motto of Sanya Grigoriev - "Fight and seek, find and not give up" - from Kaverin's "Two Captains" goes back to Tennyson's poem "The Journey of Ulysses":

Let us not have those forces for a long time,
What moved the earth and the sky firmament;
We are who we are: sometimes
Hero's heart from adversity and years
Weaken - all the same strong desire to live,
Seek and find and never give up.

August 6, 1856 was born Apollinary Vasnetsov, Russian painter, younger brother of Viktor Vasnetsov. He studied with Repin, Polenov and, of course, with his brother.

Apollinary Vasnetsov - the initiator of the historical landscape. This new form was invented by him. Moscow of the 17th century comes to life in his landscapes “Street in Kitay-Gorod”, “Red Square”... The Tretyakov Gallery presents the artist’s epic canvases: “Motherland”, “Taiga in the Urals”, “Blue Mountain”, “Kama”…

Art critics and historians say that Vasnetsov seemed to see ancient Moscow through the earth. He knew what could be found during excavations in one place or another in the city. Already at a very advanced age, the creator of the picturesque chronicle of Moscow, together with the metro builders, descended into tunnels and mines. Apollinary Mikhailovich searched in the dungeons of the capital for traces of a past life that has become history and a fairy tale for many. The artist's son Vsevolod recalled: “Fearing that many historical monuments would be lost forever during the construction of the metro, my father wrote a letter to the Moskovskaya Pravda newspaper. In it, he drew the attention of builders to the great scientific value of such finds and urged them to cooperate with specialists - historians or archaeologists ... He wanted to see everything with his own eyes, to touch the remnants of a bygone era. Regardless of anything, he made his way into the very depths of the tunnel. And when he returned from such an expedition, he immediately (while still fresh in his memory) wrote down and sketched in detail everything that he saw interesting.

On August 6, 1881, the bacteriologist Alexander Fleming was born in the Scottish town of Lochfield. From the first steps in science, he was obsessed with the idea that all living things have protective mechanisms, otherwise no organism could exist: bacteria would freely invade and kill it. Fleming devoted his life to the search for these mechanisms.

Like many scientists, he was helped by luck and chance. In Fleming's laboratory, mold was his main enemy. It never occurred to anyone to use this "dirt" in the fight against diseases. Once, in one of the cups, Fleming discovered mold, around which bacteria did not multiply. After separating the mold, he found that "the broth on which the mold has grown ... has acquired a distinct ability to inhibit the growth of microorganisms." So in 1928, penicillin was discovered.

Penicillin marked the beginning of a new era in medicine - the treatment of diseases with antibiotics. In the entire history of mankind, there was no medicine in the world that would save so many lives. Fleming was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery.

In Greece, where the scientist visited, national mourning was declared on the day of his death, and in Barcelona, ​​Spain, all the flower girls of the city poured armfuls of flowers from their baskets to a memorial plaque with the name of the great bacteriologist and "physician of the century" Alexander Fleming.

August 6, 1915 was born Valentin Levashev - composer, choir conductor, collector of folklore. He headed the Siberian Folk Choir, for many years he was the artistic director of the Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Choir.

His songs were performed by Claudia Shulzhenko, Maya Kristalinskaya, Anna German, Lyudmila Zykina ... On the verses of Bulat Okudzhava, Levashev wrote one of the best songs about the war - “Take an overcoat, let's go home.”

Concerned about the departure of the creative intelligentsia from the country, Benito Mussolini, an ardent fan of cinema, made a lot of efforts to organize a film forum that could compete with the Oscars. On the day of our review - August 6, 1932 - he opened the first Venice Film Festival. The organizers, who were under the personal control of the Duce, attracted 9 countries to participate in it, which submitted 29 full-length and 14 short films to the competition. The film "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Ruben Mamulyan was shown first.

The next festival in 1934 included 17 countries and 40 feature films. Then the main prize - "Mussolini Cup" - was awarded to the Soviet Union for the best presented program (it included "Merry Fellows", "Thunderstorm", "Petersburg Night", "Ivan", "Pyshka", "New Gulliver" and "Outskirts of ").

However, with the strengthening of fascist Germany, the closest ally of Italy, the festival in Venice began to gradually turn into obsessive propaganda of the "new order". Soon the Second World War began, and in 1939-1945 the festival was not held.

After the war, it resumed. And if the Berlin Film Festival is considered today the most political, the Cannes - the most international, then the Venice - the most elitist. It is held on the resort island of Lido, and the emblem of Venice - a golden winged lion - has become the main prize of the film festival since 1980.

On August 6, a wonderful Belarusian composer, an honorary citizen of our city, Professor Igor Luchenok accepts birthday greetings. His name is well known not only in his homeland, but also far beyond the borders of Belarus, because he is the author of the widely popular songs "Alesya", "Memory of the Heart", "If Stones Could Speak", "May Waltz", "Letter from the 45th ”,“ Enchanted mine ”and many, many others. His works are included in the repertoire of Joseph Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko, Valentina Tolkunov, "Syabrov", "Verasov" and other singers and ensembles ...

On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb code-named "Kid" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima from an American B-29 aircraft.

There was no military necessity for this act of intimidation. US President Harry Truman said that a bomb had been dropped on a military base. He lied. The bomb fell on the heads of civilians, women, old people and children. As a result of the explosion, which occurred at an altitude of 600 meters, most of the city was destroyed, killing more than 140 thousand of its inhabitants. The number of victims of nuclear bombing is still growing today, as the consequences of the explosion affect several generations. In memory of this tragedy, 6 August is celebrated as World Day for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. On this day, the people of Hiroshima light candles and let them float down the river. The Hiroshima bell sounds every year.

August 6 - Day of the Railway Troops of the Russian Federation
August 6 - International Day "Physicians of the World for Peace"
The events of August 6 that took place in the world, in different years

The Day of the Railway Troops of the Russian Federation is celebrated every year on August 6th. First established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1040 of July 19, 1996. Currently established by Decree No. 549 of July 18, 2006, Decree No. 1040 has become invalid.
It is dedicated to the day of the formation of special military formations for the protection and operation of the St. Petersburg - Moscow railway.
On August 6, 1851, the "highest approval" by Emperor Nicholas I of the "Regulations on the composition of the management of the St. Petersburg - Moscow Railway" was issued.
According to the "Regulations", 14 separate military workers, two conductor and "telegraphic" companies with a total number of 4340 people were formed, which marked the beginning of the formation of the first military railway units. They were ordered to maintain the railway track in good condition, to ensure the uninterrupted operation of the guard stations of bridges and railway crossings.
For more than a century and a half, military railway workers have selflessly and wholeheartedly served the Fatherland. The railway troops of the Russian Federation take part in the elimination of the consequences of emergencies, accidents and disasters.

On August 6, the entire planet celebrates the International Day of "Physicians of the World for Peace", which is held by the decision of the Executive Committee of the International Movement "Physicians of the World for the Prevention of Nuclear War" on the day of the bombing of Hiroshima.
On August 6, 1945, American aircraft bombed the Japanese city of Hiroshima, using an atomic weapon for the first time in human history. About 140 thousand Japanese died in the bombing, and more than 230 thousand people died from the consequences of the use of atomic weapons. At the same time, the vast majority of the dead were civilians.
In memory of this mournful date, the organization Doctors of the World for the Prevention of the Nuclear Threat decided every August 6 - on the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima - to celebrate Doctors of the World for Peace Day.
The organization Doctors of the World for the Prevention of the Nuclear Threat was founded in 1980 in France, spinning off from the famous international organization Doctors Without Borders. Since then, major chapters of Doctors of the World have been established in twelve countries, including the United States, Sweden, and the Netherlands.
The Day "Doctors of the World - for Peace" is symbolic and is intended to remind people of the terrible tragedy of August 6, 1945, and always remind people of the inadmissibility of any war, and even more so, nuclear war.

988 - Baptism of Russia, the adoption of Christianity by the Kyiv prince Vladimir.
1181 - The Novgorod squad founded the first Russian city on the Vyatka - Nikulitsyn.
1181 - Chinese and Japanese astronomers record a supernova explosion.
1192 - Archbishop Grigory of Novgorod consecrated a temple in the name of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the Varlaamo-Khutynsky Monastery
1378 - Battle on the Vozha River (Ryazan region): Prince Dmitry Ivanovich, later Donskoy, defeated the punitive expedition of Khan Mamai.
1492 - One of H. Columbus's caravels lost its rudder on the third day of the journey, due to which the expedition was delayed in Tenerife.
1496 - Bartolomeo Columbus founded the city of Santo Domingo - the capital of the Dominican Republic.
1497 John Cabot's expedition returns to Bristol, discovering Canada.
1502 - Dionysius began painting the Ferapontov Monastery.
1506 - Lithuanians defeat the Crimean Tatars in the Battle of Kletsk
1723 - During the Persian campaign of the Russian army and navy in 1722-1723, Baku was taken by Russian troops.
1783 - Georgia came under the rule and patronage of Russia.
1790 - Writer A. Radishchev sentenced to death for the book "Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow."
1806 - The end of the Holy Roman Empire after the refusal of Emperor Franz II (Franz II. Joseph Karl) from the German crown and the liquidation of the empire.
1817 - The Nizhny Novgorod fair began to operate.
1825 - Congress in the city of Chuquisaca (modern Sucre) declared the independence of Upper Peru, called Bolivia.
1828 - The first Royal Regatta is held in Canada, the oldest sporting event in North America that has survived to this day.
1851 - China and Russia signed the Kuldzha Trade Treaty, which marked the beginning of official trade relations between these countries.
1866 - Vancouver Island is incorporated into British Columbia.
1888 - In Tyarlevo (near St. Petersburg) running competitions were held, which laid the foundation for Russian athletics.
1889 - The last fight of boxers without gloves was held.
1889 - The Savoy Hotel opens in London, the world's first hotel with a bathtub in every room.
1890 - Murderer William Kemmler became the first to be executed in the electric chair (New York).
1893 - From August 6 to 12, the third congress of the Second International was held in Zurich. Among others, decisions were made on the celebration of May 1 and the exclusion of anarchists from the organization.
1893 - The Corinth Canal is opened in Greece.
1896 - Madagascar is declared a French colony.
1905 - Law on the establishment of a legislative State Duma.
1914 - Declaration of war on Russia by Austria-Hungary.
1916 - Montenegro proposed to Serbia to unite in a federation.
1917 - The second coalition Provisional Government was formed under the chairmanship of Alexander Fedorovich Kerensky.
1926 - 19-year-old Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English Channel. She covered a distance of 56 km in 14 hours 31 minutes, improving the previous achievement of men by 1 hour 59 minutes.
1926 - Film Studio "Warner Brothers" presented to the audience the film "Don Juan" with a sound system "Vitafon", which allowed to synchronize the musical accompaniment with film frames.
1929 - Britain's first driving course opens in Bristol.
1932 - The first Venice Film Festival opens.
1932 - The Welland Canal is opened between Lakes Erie and Ontario (North America).
1935 - Opening of the first All-Union parachuting competitions.
1940 - Estonia is admitted to the USSR.
1940 - Arrest of Nikolai Vavilov.
1945 - American atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima
1952 - The crash at the Drovnino station, the largest railway accident in the Soviet Union at that time (109 dead and 211 injured).
1958 - The US conducted atmospheric nuclear tests at Johnston Island.
1961 - The Vostok-2 spacecraft was launched, piloted by a citizen of the Soviet Union, cosmonaut Major German Titov.
1962 - Jamaica became independent after 300 years as a British colony.
1965 - The Beatles' fourth album, Help!, is released in England.
1968 - The Doors' disc - "Waiting For The Sun" - went gold.
1969 - The Mi-12 helicopter set a world record by lifting 40204.5 kg of payload to a height of 2255 meters.
1970 - France conducted nuclear tests on the island of Mururoa.
1971 - The Procol Harum group gave a concert in the Canadian city of Edmonton along with a local symphony orchestra. The record released later became one of the best live recordings in the history of rock music.
1977 - The second and last European Punk Rock Festival was held in Mont-de-Marsan (France).
1981 - In the United States, all striking air traffic controllers were fired after they failed to comply with the order of the President of the country to return to work.
1982 - The Italian government ordered the liquidation of the country's largest private bank, Milan's Banco Ambrosiano.
1986 - Phil Katz releases version 1.0 of the PKARC archiver for IBM.
1991 - Nuclear submarine K-407 "Novomoskovsk" for the first time in the world conducted a salvo of 16 intercontinental ballistic missiles R-29RM - operation "Begemot-2".
1992 - The Russian government demanded $7.7 billion from the Baltic republics. in exchange for the withdrawal of Russian troops.
1995 - The Croatian authorities announced the liquidation of the Republic of Serbian Krajina.
1996 - Chechen fighters begin an assault on the city of Grozny.
1996 - NASA announced that the meteorite ALH 84001, which broke off from Mars and fell to Earth, found the remains of microorganisms that existed 3 billion years ago.
1997 - Microsoft announced that it would invest $150 million in Apple Computer Inc.
2002 - The computer network of the Japanese Ministry of Defense was hacked through a hacker attack.
2002 - Peace talks between Russia (Troitsky) and Ukraine (Karpenko) were held in Balaklava Bay.
2002 - A US Court of Appeals ruled that the media have the right to full access to and coverage of California's execution proceedings.
2007 - The first regiment of the fifth-generation S-400 Triumph air defense system, which protects Moscow from threats not only from the sky, but also from space, took up combat duty.
2008 - Military coup in Mauritania.

360 Moscow region spoke about the most significant historical events of the day.

On this day, many significant events took place that will forever remain in history. The TV channel "360 Podmoskovye" told about the most significant of them.

On August 6, 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist. On this day, her last emperor, Franz II, renounced the crown. He also released from duties the imperial principalities, estates, ranks and officials. So, the empire, which at different times united Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and France, collapsed. And today there are disputes about whether Franz II had the right to single-handedly decide on its abolition.

On August 6, 1925, Grigory Kotovsky, a Soviet military and political figure, a hero of the Russian Civil War, was killed at the Chebank state farm near Odessa. The materials on the case of the murder of Kotovsky are still classified. It is only known that a certain Meyer Seider shot him, according to one version - an associate of the well-known Odessa crime boss Mishka Yaponchik, according to other sources - a brothel owner in Odessa known to Kotovsky since the Civil War. During the investigation and at the trial, Zaider fully admitted his guilt, however, at the same time he was constantly confused in his testimony. The court sentenced the killer to 10 years in prison, and the conditions of Zayder's detention in prison were very mild. He was released on parole after only three years for good behavior. And two years later, Zayder himself was killed by Kotovsky's colleagues. The murderers were not convicted, and the organizer, a certain Waldman, was shot in 1939 in a completely different case. Kotovsky was buried in the city of Birzula (now Kotovsk) in a mausoleum made according to the type of the mausoleum of N.I. Pirogov near Vinnitsa and Lenin in Moscow.

On this day in 1932, the first Venice Film Festival opened. It was then that Benito Mussolini established an international review of the latest achievements of cinema. And, despite the fact that no awards were given at the first festival, many of the participating films have become classics of cinema, and the actors have become world-class stars. Since 1934, the Biennale has been held on the island of Lido, and the Pala Biennale remains the main showroom. Soviet cinema also regularly received Venice awards. Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood won, Nikita Mikhalkov's Urga, and in 2003 the Golden Lion went to Andrei Zvyagintsev's The Return.

On August 6, 1945, the first combat use of nuclear weapons took place. On the morning of this day, an American B-29 bomber, Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped an atomic bomb equivalent to 13 to 18 kilotons of TNT on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The death toll from the atomic explosion ranged from 90,000 to 166,000 people. The choice of targets for bombing was carried out from May 1945. Initially, the cities of Kyoto, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Kokuru and Niigata were considered. The US Target Selection Committee decided that the use of nuclear weapons against a purely military target would not have the desired effect, in addition, it was believed that there was a high chance of overshooting a small area not surrounded by a large urban area. Hiroshima seemed like an almost perfect target, as the surrounding hills magnified the effect of the explosion. The effect of the bombardment was terrible. In the first minutes, 90% of the inhabitants who were within a radius of 800 meters died. The fiery whirlwind, which covered more than 11 square kilometers of the city, destroyed everyone who did not have time to leave this zone within half an hour. A few days later, radiation sickness began to manifest itself. In total, from 70 to 80 thousand people died as a result of the explosion. By the end of 1945, the number of victims of radiation sickness increased these mournful figures to 166 thousand people. The long-term effects of the bombing of Hiroshima are difficult to assess.

August 6, 1961 German Titov made the second in history and the first daily flight into space. A Soviet cosmonaut ascended into near-Earth orbit on the Vostok-2 spacecraft. The journey lasted over 25 hours. During this time, Titov circled the Earth 17 times. It was he who took the first photographs of the Earth, managed to have lunch and even sleep in weightlessness. Titov was then only 26 years old. So, he became the youngest of all astronauts who have been in space.

50 years ago, on August 6, 1965, The Beatles' fifth studio album, Help!, was released. It included the legendary Yesterday written by Paul McCartney. For the first time, two songs by George Harrison - I Need You and You Like Me Too Much - made it to the album. However, most of the songs were still written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The compositions of the album were used in the film comedy of the same name, which was released in the same year. Help! became a turning point in the life of the group. A year after the release of the album, The Beatles played their last live concert and devoted themselves entirely to work in the studio.

Many interesting personalities were born on this day, which I want to talk about. Brief stories of some of them are in the "360 Moscow Region" collection.

Photo: Evgenia Novozhenina\RIA Novosti

She first got behind the scenes of the theater at the age of 13, and played her first serious role in a comedy melodrama, but the audience appreciated her image of a detective - Viola Tarakanova. Today Irina Rakhmanova turns 34. It was the cinema that became the school of life for the actress. On the set, Irina learned to drive a car and fly an airplane. And this, despite the fact that the actress considers herself an indecisive person.

She was a member of the Spice Girls and later became a children's writer. Today is Geri Halliwell's 43rd birthday. For her red hair, she was called Ginger Spice. Of all the members of the female four, she had the most successful solo career. But this did not stop her from doing fashion design and writing novels for children. There are six books in total. This work absorbed Halliwell so much that she announced the end of her career as a singer.

She got into the cinema by accident. A bright girl was noticed by a film studio employee and invited to audition for the film "Stone Soul". So Marina Mogilevskaya first appeared on the screen. The actress turns 45 today. But she did not limit herself to cinema. She also worked as a TV presenter. And recently, according to the scenario of Mogilevskaya, the comedy "When you do not expect it at all" was staged. The actress herself played the main role in it. She also showed the audience the talent of the singer. In one of the pictures she performed four off-screen songs.

IN THE WORLD

International Day "Physicians of the World for Peace"."Physicians of the World for Peace" is an international day that was proposed by the organization "Physicians of the World for the Prevention of the Nuclear Threat". It is celebrated on the anniversary of the terrible tragedy - the day of the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

Transfiguration of the Lord among Western Christians. On August 6, the Catholic Church celebrates the Transfiguration of the Lord - the mysterious transfiguration described in the Gospels, the manifestation of the Divine majesty and glory of Jesus Christ before the three closest disciples during prayer.

Independence Day of Jamaica. Every year on August 6, Jamaica celebrates a national holiday - Independence Day, established in honor of the anniversary of Jamaica's independence from Great Britain in 1962.

Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. August 6 - Day of Remembrance for the victims of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Every year on this day, numerous actions of anarchists take place in many countries of the world.

In 1806 the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist.

In 1889 the last fight of boxers without gloves was held. Modern boxing is one of the types of fisticuffs - one of the oldest types of competitions known in ancient times.

In 1915 During the First World War, an event known as the “Attack of the Dead” took place. One of the most famous events of the First World War, which went down in history under the name "Attack of the Dead", is the counterattack of the 13th company of the 226th Zemlyansky regiment, which took place on August 6, 1915 during the defense of the Osovets fortress on the Eastern Front.

In 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, the United States carried out an atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

In 1991 the first Internet server appeared. August 6, 1991 was an important and significant day in the life of all users of the World Wide Web - the first Internet server appeared. The WWW (World Wide Web) project began its existence much earlier - in 1989.

IN RUSSIA

Day of the Railway Troops of Russia. The Day of the Railway Troops, celebrated in Russia annually on August 6, was established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation of July 19, 1996.

In 1851 military work units were created to protect and operate the railway. On August 6, 1851, the Commander-in-Chief of Communications and Public Buildings of the Russian State issued an order to create workers, design and telegraph companies for the protection and operation of the St. Petersburg - Moscow railway.

In 1961 Soviet cosmonaut German Titov made the second space flight in history. On August 6, 1961, at nine o'clock in the morning Moscow time, Soviet cosmonaut German Titov on the Vostok-2 spacecraft ascended into near-Earth orbit and spent 25 hours and 11 minutes on it, circling the Earth 17 times.

Name day. Anatoly, Athanasius, Boris, Gleb, David, Ivan, Hilarion, Christina, Nikolai, Roman.

Born on this day. (1763) Yakov Kulnev, Russian commander, major general, hero of the Patriotic War of 1812. (1798) Pavel Demidov, Russian businessman, philanthropist and philanthropist. (1881) Alexander Fleming, British bacteriologist, Nobel laureate. (1904) Tikhon Rabotnov, Soviet and Russian ecologist and geobotanist, Honored Professor of Moscow State University.

according to the folk calendar. Boris and Gleb. On this day, the peasants tried not to go to the fields and meadows, otherwise there might be a fire. This belief is based on numerous thunderstorms, the time of which began in August, and which were accompanied by lightning capable of setting fire to haystacks. Because of this, the day of Boris and Gleb was also called Palikopnaya - from the words "to shoot shocks." “Don’t take on Gleb and Boris for bread,” our ancestors said, implying that the harvest should be postponed, although it is “on Boris and Gleb that bread ripens.”

According to the lunar calendar. Moon phase: Fourth quarter, waning moon. Today is a very powerful day. On these lunar days, the forces of nature awaken, conducive to creation. And the power awakens in man. On this day, it is good to lay the foundation for new big things. In ancient Egypt, it was on this day that the pyramids were laid. It is good to start implementation of global long-term projects. But it is not necessary to abuse the awakened forces - they can turn into evil.

The 24th lunar day is connected with Russia by invisible information threads. It used to be a day of prayer for Russia, for the national egregor. On this day, people are benevolent. They may not be distinguished by tenderness and politeness of statements, but they do not have the goal of being rude and offending.

Today, August 6, 2018, they also celebrate the Day of the Railway Troops, the International Day of "Doctors of the World for Peace" and other events.

On August 6, 2018, the innocently murdered saints and brothers Gleb, Prince of Murom and Boris, Prince of Rostov are remembered. They were meanly killed in 1015.

According to legend, they were the sons of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Vladimir Svyatoslavich. After the death of his father, a struggle for the throne and land broke out between his sons. At the moment there are two versions of who exactly ordered intkbbee kill brothers. One of them claims that they died on the orders of the older half-brother Svyatopolk the Accursed. Another says that the culprit of their death was Yaroslav the Wise, who was also their half-brother.

For the fact that they humbly accepted martyrdom from fellow believers, the church canonized Boris and Gleb as saints. The brothers were canonized because the miraculous power of their relics was repeatedly proven.

According to signs, if the straw is reaped on this day, it means that it is impossible to cover the house with it, because it will either be blown away by the wind, or lightning will strike.

Seagulls often sit on the water - to rain.

Railway Troops Day

Day of the Railway Troops in Russia and Belarus is celebrated annually on August 6th. The date in the Russian Federation was established on May 31, 2006 by Presidential Decree No. 549 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation." In 2018, it is celebrated for the 13th time.

International Day "Physicians of the World for Peace"

International Day of Doctors of the World for Peace is celebrated on 6 August. It was established in the mid-80s of the last century by the decision of the Executive Committee of the international movement "Physicians of the World for the Prevention of Nuclear War" (WMPNW).

The idea of ​​establishing the event arose thanks to a joint group of doctors from the USSR and the USA - the international movement Doctors of the World Against Nuclear War, created in 1980 by separating from the Doctors Without Borders organization. August 6 was chosen as the date of the holiday - the day of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.

Roman, Nikolai, Athanasius, Boris, Anatoly, David, Ivan, Gleb, Hilarion, Christina

• 1806 - The existence of the Holy Roman Empire ceased
• 1851 - Military work units were created to operate the railway and guard
• 1889 - The last fight of boxers without gloves was held
• 1915 - During the First World War, an event known as the "Attack of the Dead" took place.
• 1945 - An atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
• 1961 - The second ever space flight was made by Soviet cosmonaut German Titov
• 1991 - The first Internet server appeared

• Alexander Fleming 1881 - British scientist, Nobel laureate
• Night Shyamalan 1970 - American film director, screenwriter of Indian origin
• Tikhon Rabotnov 1904 - Soviet and Russian ecologist and geobotanist, Honored Professor of Moscow State University
• Pavel Demidov 1798 - Russian businessman and philanthropist
• Yakov Kulnev 1763 - Russian commander.