What holiday is celebrated on November 13: interesting facts

On November 13, Orthodox believers honor the memory of St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople. Name days are celebrated by Ivan, Oleksandr, Oleksiy, Anatoliy, Vasyl, Vsevolod, Roman, Sava, Fedir, Yakiv, and Yan.

The world celebrates the World Kindness Day, World Geographic Information Systems Day, International Day of the Blind, Fried Dinner Day, Symphonic Metal Day. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on November 13

November 13, according to the New Julian calendar, is the day of memory of St. John Chrysostom. He is considered one of the founders of the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Today he is included in the list of the three Fathers of the Church of Orthodoxy.

World Kindness Day is an international holiday celebrated on November 13. The Day of Kindness was established in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of non-governmental organizations.

On November 13, 1745, Valentin Gayuy was born in France, a famous educator who founded schools and businesses for the blind. According to the decision of the World Health Organization, this date is celebrated as the Day of the Blind.

World Geographic Information Systems Day is celebrated on the initiative of a number of large American companies and organizations. Various events take place during the week: exhibitions, seminars, open days, students and others learn about the latest achievements in the field of geoinformatics.

Also, countries around the world celebrate November 13:

• Caregiver's Day in the USA;
• International Sausage Day;
• Digital Health Week in Canada;
• Indian Pudding Day in the USA.

Notable historical events on November 13

• 1851 - the opening day of the Mykolaiv Railway.
• 1914 - Mary Phelps Jacobs patented a new women's underwear item known as a "backless bra" in the United States.
• 1918 - A secret meeting of the Ukrainian National Union begins, at which the UPR Directorate is created.
• 1918 - In Lviv, the Ukrainian National Council adopted a temporary basic law proclaiming the Western Ukrainian People's Republic.
• 1945 - Charles de Gaulle is elected head of the Provisional Government in France.
• 1971 - the first interplanetary spacecraft, the first artificial satellite of Mars (Mariner 9, USA), is launched into orbit around Mars.
• 1980 - the American spacecraft Voyager 1 transmitted the first photographs of Saturn to Earth.
• 1994 - Sweden joined the EU by referendum.
• 1997 - The first ever meeting of the Central Election Commission of Ukraine took place.
• 2007 - The European Parliament gave its consent to the entry into force of the EU-Ukraine visa facilitation and readmission agreements.
• 2015 - terrorist attacks in Paris.

Who was born on November 13

• 1850 - Robert Stevenson, British writer.
• 1858 - Mikhail Konovalov, organic chemist, professor at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
• 1869 - Oleksandr Cherniakhivskyi, Ukrainian public figure, histologist.
• 1889 - Ostap Vyshnia (Pavlo Mykhailovych Hubenko), Ukrainian writer.
• 1937 - Ostap Kindrachuk, Ukrainian kobzar.
• 1943 - Mustafa Dzhemilev, Ukrainian politician, leader of the Crimean Tatar people.
• 1940 - Igor Skrypnyk, director of the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
• Died on this day:
• 1619 - Lodovico Carracci, Italian painter, engraver and sculptor.
• 1803 - Petro Kalnyshevsky, the last ataman of the Zaporozhian Sich.
• 1868 - Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, Italian composer.
• 1923 - Ivan Lypa, Ukrainian public and political figure, writer, doctor.
• 2010 - Elan Sandidge, American astronomer.

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