Daily Calendar - August 13

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

Church Calendar

The eve of the Presentation of the Holy Cross. Venerable Arsenius, Bishop of Nino (1082); Righteous Eudokim of Cappadocia (IX); Martyr Ivlitas (304-305).

Fasting of the Assumption of Mary.

Righteous Eudokim of Cappadocia lived during the reign of Emperor Theophilos, who ruled the people in a truly Christian way, caring for the poor and the sick, widows and orphans. The Lord called Eudokim to Himself at the age of 33. The saint was buried in the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos, built by his parents in Constantinople.

The Holy Martyr Ivlita lived in Caesarea in Cappadocia during the reign of Diocletian. She was asked to renounce Christ, and when the saint refused this offer, she was burned at the stake.

Born:

1651 _ Balthasar Hermoser, Austrian sculptor. Died 1732.

1819 _ George Gabriel Stokes, English physicist and mathematician. Died 1903.

1840 _ Giovanni Verga, Italian writer. Died 1922.

1912 _ Salvador Edward Luria, American microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, one of the founders of the genetics of microorganisms. Died 1991.

1926 _ Fidel Castro, former head of state of Cuba, dictator.

1948 _ Aleksandr Khomeriki, singer, Rustaveli Prize laureate.

Died:

1896 _ John Everett Millais, English painter.

1900 _ Vladimir Solovyov, Russian philosopher.

1953 - Dimitri Arakishvili, Georgian composer

1994 _ Elias Canetti, Austrian writer, Nobel Prize laureate.

Events:

1521 - Spanish conquistador Cortes captured the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City).

1624 - King Louis XIII of France appointed Cardinal Richelieu as his first minister.

1814 - The Cape of Good Hope became a British colony.

1889 – William Gray patented the automatic telephone.

1923 – Kemal Ataturk was elected the first president of Turkey.

1940 – Germany launched an air raid on southern England.

1961 – Construction of the Berlin Wall began.

1996 – Microsoft released the program “Internet Explorer 3.0”.

Memorable days:

International Women's Day.

Zambia — Youth Day.

Tunisia — Women's Day.

Central African Republic — Independence Day.

Kazakhstan — Sports Day.