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If you want to have a good day, find a holiday to celebrate. This is not just a recommendation, but an advice to take a closer look at the calendar, because on August 28 there are several funny dates that will definitely cheer you up.
OBOZ.UA tells you what dates fall on this day. And also about the historical events and name days of the day.
Who celebrates name day on August 28
According to the new church calendar, there are many name days on this day. So today people with the following names celebrate their holiday:
- men - Vasily, George, Ivan, Makar, Moses, Nikolai, Pavel, Sergei, and Fedor;
- women - Anna.
What holidays fall on August 28
La Tomatina - on the last Wednesday of August, Spain celebrates one of the most crazy holidays of the year. The La Tomatina festival takes place in the city of Buñol, in Valencia. On this day, the town of 10 thousand people hosts up to 40 thousand people who want to throw tomatoes at each other. Therefore, all shop windows and windows on the lower floors are covered with protective shields in advance and guests are given free rein. At 10 am, trucks with tomatoes enter the main square, and then everyone tries to climb a pole greased with soap, on top of which hangs a jamon. When someone manages to pull it down, a fight begins that lasts exactly an hour. After that, everyone goes to eat paella, dance to live music, and, of course, take a shower.
Bow Tie Day - this accessory is considered a sign of extravagant and sometimes even strange style. Nevertheless, no suit for a truly special occasion can do without a bow tie. It is worn for weddings, anniversaries, and award ceremonies. But you can also choose a version with a fun print and decorate your daily work outfit with it. And today is the time to do it.
Red Wine Day - this drink is said to be very beneficial for heart health if consumed in moderation. China and Armenia are competing for the right to be called the birthplace of red wine. In China, the first drink similar to modern wine was made about 7,000 years ago. The juice of red grapes was fermented with honey, rice and hawthorn fruit. But in the Armenian lands, the first full-fledged distillery was operating 6100 years ago. Anyway, nowadays red wine is produced in all countries of the world where grapes can grow. Of course, Ukraine is also proud of its varieties.
Historical events on August 28
1565 - San Agostin (Florida), the first permanent European settlement in North America, is founded.
1609 - English navigator Henry Hudson discovered the Delaware Bay.
1789 - astronomer William Herschel discovered Enceladus, a moon of Saturn.
1845 - the first issue of the authoritative scientific journal Scientific American is published.
1850 - Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin was premiered in Weimar. It was staged by the composer's friend Franz Liszt, who served as the court chaplain, as Wagner himself fled Germany due to a warrant for his arrest for participating in the Dresden Uprising.
1883 - Krakatoa volcano erupts.
1892 - Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko is accused by the Austrian authorities of distributing illegal literature.
1910 - Montenegro proclaimed full independence from Turkey, becoming an independent kingdom led by monarch Nicholas I.
1914 - The first cross-tailed zeppelin, the LZ-27, made its first flight. After about 50 flights, it crashed in 1916 during a forced landing.
1937 - Japanese automaker Toyota became an independent company, founded by Kiyichiro Toyoda.
1941 - a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was issued, which initiated the deportation of the Germans of the Volga region to special settlements in Siberia and Kazakhstan and the "Trudarmiya" concentration camp.
1956 - a monument to Ivan Franko is unveiled in Kyiv.
1961 - the Hockey Hall of Fame is inaugurated in Toronto.
1963 - Martin Luther King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
1968 - The single "Hello, I Love You" by The Doors sells one million copies.
1974 - The Council of Ministers of the USSR adopted Resolution No. 677 on the issuance of passports to collective farmers, which equalized their rights with those of citizens.
1976 - an artificial gene is synthesized for the first time in Massachusetts.
1988 - a tragedy occurs during an air show at the Ramstein military base, 70 people are killed.
1990 - Iraq annexed Kuwait, which eventually led to the Gulf War.
1991 - The last Cabinet of Ministers of the USSR resigns.
Famous people born on August 28
1749 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German scientist and writer ("Faust", "The Sorrows of Young Werther").
1863 - André Blondel, French physicist, inventor of the oscilloscope.
1877 - Charles Stuart Rolls, one of the co-founders of Rolls Royce.
1887 - Dmytro Diachenko, Ukrainian architect and public figure
1890 - Dmytro Zahul, poet, translator, literary critic. Died in the Bolshevik concentration camps on the Kolyma in about 1944.
1917 - Jack Kirby, American artist, comic book editor who participated in the creation of such characters as Captain America, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and others.
1919 - Godfrey Hounsfield, inventor of computed tomography, Nobel Prize in Medicine.
1922 - Maria Lisovska, Ukrainian writer.
1942 - Sterling Morrison, guitarist of the New York band Velvet Underground.
1961 - Jennifer Coolidge, American actress, star of the TV series "White Lotus".
1962 - David Fincher, British film director (Fight Club, Seven, The Social Network).
1965 - Shania Twain, Canadian country singer and Satoshi Tajiri, creator of the Pokémon universe.
1969 - Jason Priestley, American actor ("Beverly Hills") and Jack Black, American actor and musician.
1973 - Yevhen Dykyi, Ukrainian scientist, publicist and military officer, head of the National Antarctic Research Center.
1982 - Leanne Rimes, American singer and actress.
2000 - Yulian Stupak, officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participant of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Hero of Ukraine (posthumously).
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