Daily Calendar - May 20

The 140th day of the year, 225 days left until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Foreword to the Feast of Easter.

Commemoration of the Venerable Assyrian Fathers – John of Zedazneli and his disciples: Bishop Abibos of Nekresi, Anton of Martkopeli, David of Garejeli, Zenon of Ikaltoeli, Thaddeus of Stepantsminda (Tata of Mameli), Bishop of Tsilkneli, Bishop Joseph of Alaverdi, Ezdrios (Isidore) of Samtavni, Michael of Ulumbeli, Pyros of Breteli, Stephen of Zirseli, Shio of Mgvimeli, Venerable Elias the Deacon (VI-VII); Commemoration of the Presentation of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem (351); Holy Good-Servant King Bagrat III, the Unifier of Georgia (1014); Martyr Akaki Asistavi (303).

Born:

1799 — Honoré Balzac, French writer, creator of the grandiose epic "The Human Comedy". Died in 1850.

1806 — John Stuart Mill, English philosopher-positivist. Died in 1873.

1897 _ Grigol (Guguli) Bukhnikashvili, theater critic and theater figure. Died in 1979.

1901 — Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, five-time world champion. Died in 1981.

1914 - Alio Adamia, Georgian writer. Died in 1980.

1915 — Moshe Dayan, Israeli army general, hero of the "Six-Day War" (1967). Died in 1981.

Died:

1506 - Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer.

1923 - Kote Abkhazi and other members of the Military Center of the Georgian Independence Committee

2007 - Guram Sharadze, Georgian philologist, historian, politician.

Events:

BC. 424 — "Father of History" Herodotus, ancient Greek historian. His "History" is a reliable source for the ancient history of Georgia.

1506 — Christopher Columbus, great traveler, discoverer of the new continent — America.

Events:

325 — Roman Emperor Constantine the Great convened a church council in Nicaea, where they condemned the heresy of Arius. At this council, the date of Easter was determined: the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring.

1874 — Levi Strauss launched his famous blue jeans on the market, which cost $ 13.50.

1875 — In Paris, 17 countries signed a convention on the introduction of the metric system.

1900 — The II Olympic Games began in Paris.

1927 — American pilot Charles Lindbergh took off from New York at 7:40 a.m. on the Spirit of St. Louis plane and arrived in Paris in 33 hours. This was the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

1927 — Britain recognizes the independence of Saudi Arabia.

Memorable days:

Cameroon _ Unitary State Day

Cambodia _ Martyrs' Day

Cuba _ Independence Day

Saudi Arabia _ Independence Day

Indonesia _ National Awakening Day