Holidays July 26
Skydiver day
The tradition of celebrating Paratrooper Day in the CIS countries and Russia has passed from the times of the USSR. This holiday is unofficial, but very revered by all skydivers - professionals, amateurs, even those who have made a single jump in life. For the date of the celebration, the day was chosen when the Soviet pilots for the first time in the USSR made parachute jumps from the cockpit. This event happened near Voronezh, July 26, 1930. From that moment in the country began the massive development of parachuting. On their day, parachutists hold traditional theme festivals, festivals, and entertainment events. If circumstances permit, be sure to organize competitions or demonstrations, parachuting alone or arranging group jumps.
System Administrator Day (for 2013)
From the side it may seem that the system administrator is not doing anything. And computers, a network, a server run smoothly on their own. This means only one thing, that the "admin" initially intelligently set up the work of computer equipment, and he does not have to run around and correct defects. This profession is very significant, because the success of the entire office and the company as a whole depends on how smoothly corporate networks and computers function. The profession of system administrator has appeared recently, so the holiday itself is quite young. It was first celebrated in 1999. in America. Gradually, system administrators of other countries began to celebrate, including in Russia. It does not have a specific date; its celebration falls on the last Friday of July.
July 26 on the folk calendar
Archangel Gabriel
The suffering continued, hot season. At that time, villages and villages were empty, all the peasants worked in the fields. Poured bread ears, under weight, leaned to the ground. It was necessary to have time to collect them until the ripe grain from the ears began to crumble, or the rain spoiled the harvest. Therefore, the villagers did not have time for either extra rest or other affairs. Gabriel noted the weather. If it was dry and clear, then autumn will be just as warm. If it was raining, one had to fear the death or damage of the crop. Therefore, the peasants often beg sunny weather from Gabriel and asked to be protected from rain.
Historical events of July 26
July 26, 1877 first Wimbledon tournament took place
Competitions were held among men in singles. Spencer Gore won the tennis tournament. After 7 years, in addition to single men, the championship was disputed by women in singles and men in doubles. Currently, the Wimbledon tournament is considered the most prestigious competition among tennis players. It is held exclusively on grass courts and is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments.
July 26, 1887 the world's first Esperanto textbook released
The author of the book was the founder of the artificial language Esperanto - Ludwig Markovich, an eye doctor by profession. As a young man, he thought about creating a system of signs or language that any inhabitant of the Earth would understand. He signed his first works on creating an artificial syllable as "Esperanto", which means "hopeful" in translation. Later, he named this language by his pseudonym. Currently, more than 2 million people communicate in Esperanto in the world.
July 26, 1953 Cuban revolutionaries tried to organize an uprising against the regime of General Batista
165 Cuban rebels, led by young lawyer Fidel Castro, tried to storm the military barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The revolutionaries' plans included, under cover of night, to seize the arsenals of the military garrison, distribute the seized weapons to the urban population, and organize an uprising. But the army of General Batista repelled the attack. Many revolutionaries were killed in battle, the rest, along with Castro, were arrested and sentenced to long sentences. This event went down in Cuban history as the day the Cuban revolution began, and is celebrated as a major national holiday. Demonstrators march through the streets of the city, concerts are held, carnivals are held.
July 26, 1963 an earthquake occurred in Skopje (Macedonia) that claimed the lives of more than a thousand people
Tremors were short-lived, only twenty seconds. But so destructive that they were able to demolish more than 70% of residential buildings. Macedonia was not considered a seismically dangerous zone, so houses were built without additional fortification. The strength of the shocks was around seven points on Richter. As a result of the disaster, more than four thousand people were affected - 3000 were injured and 1070 were killed. More than 80 countries responded to the disaster. Airplanes with tents, medicines, food, and other humanitarian aid were sent to Skopje, donations were collected, financial support was provided.
July 26, 1980 in the 100 meters race, for the first time the Soviet athlete Lyudmila Kondratyeva became the Olympic champion
A women's sprint distance of 100 meters appeared in the Olympic program for the first time in 1928. And only in 1980, at the Moscow Olympics, the first time the champion was able to become a Soviet runner. This is so far the only Olympic gold medal in Russia in this kind of athletics. Unfortunately, the achievement of Lyudmila Kondratyeva from the Russian runners is more, so far, no one could repeat.
Born on July 26
Andrey Grigoryev-Apollonov (born 1970), soloist of the Ivanushki group
Before falling into the famous musical collective of Igor Matvienko, Andrey tried himself in many roles and professions. He taught music to schoolchildren, worked as a fashion model, director, performed in the Broadway musical, even for the sake of courage, and took part with a friend in the Miss Sochi-89 contest. Since 1994 is the permanent soloist of "Ivanushki". He is a very sociable and friendly person, he manages to easily meet people the first time around. Nature rewarded him with a solar charm, which he generously shares with the audience, giving them a good mood and charging them with positive energy.
Zara (born 1983), Russian singer
Zara - a pretty brunette with a divine voice, was born in an eastern Kurdish family, with strict morals. The girl began to sing at the age of three and dreamed of becoming a singer. Father, a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, wanted his daughter to connect her future profession with a more serious occupation than singing. Therefore, after school, Zara began to study Iranian philology at St. Petersburg University. But she could not forget about singing. A year later, she abandoned her studies at the university, and entered the Theater Academy. Talented girl did not immediately take the third course. As a student, Zara took part in performances and concerts, where she was able to demonstrate her rich vocal abilities. The singer was noticed, and began to be invited to participate in competitions and festivals, where she always won prizes. Gradually, Zara gained all-Russian popularity, and fell in love with a multimillion-dollar audience. The singer’s voice sweetens the hearing, it is clean and gentle, like a nightingale. I want to listen to this sweet-voiced siren endlessly. She is able to perform songs of any musical direction, but most of all the lyrical compositions are successful.
Name day July 26
Name Day Celebrate: Gabriel, Julian, Stepan, Anton
