April 24, Wednesday, week 17.
Celestial bodies: the sun rises at 5:54 a.m. and sets at 8:40 p.m. Day length 14.46 hrs.
The moon (full) rises at 9:41 p.m. and sets at 5:49 a.m.
Name days:
Ervina, Fidelis, Gražvyda, Kantrimas
Dates:
International Youth Solidarity Day
DNA Day
dog day
Day of geologists
World Life Day
World Twin Cities Day
Pinhole (camera obscura) photography day
1794 — The Act of Rebellion signed by the rebels against Russia was announced in Vilnius Town Hall Square and the rebel government was formed. In 1795, after the defeat of the rebellion, Lithuania was annexed to Russia, Vilnius became the city of the governorate, losing the status of the state capital.
1806 — Frydrichas Kuršaitis, Lithuanian linguist, lexicographer, compiler of religious writings, Lithuanian priest, was born. Died in 1884
1912 — the graphic artist Marcė Katiliūtė was born. In 1937, her illustrations for I. Simonaitytė’s novel “The Fate of the High Simons” won a gold medal at the Paris World Exhibition. The graphic artist won the award posthumously – she committed suicide earlier that year.
1998 — two Lithuanian citizens — Aleksandras Pogrebejskis and Aleksandras Daričevas — were found guilty by a US court of trying to sell 40 anti-aircraft missiles to Colombian drug dealers.
1999 — In Kalundborg harbor, approximately 100 kilometers west of Copenhagen, the Danish police found the largest shipment of drugs in the country’s history on the Lithuanian ship “Kvėdarna” — 12 tons of hashish, the value of which exceeded 500 million. Danish kroner.
April 24th in World History:
1514 — Turkey began the conquest of Persia.
1731 – Daniel Defoe (Daniel Defoe) – the author of the novel “Robinson Cruse” died. Born in 1660
1792 – Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle (Claude Joseph Rouget de Lille) presented the French national anthem created by him – “The Marseillaise”.
1916 — Irish rebels occupy the Central Post Office and other strategic buildings in Dublin.
[1945—DuringWorldWarIIUSunitsoccupiedtheDachauconcentrationcamp
1967 — USSR cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died while landing on Earth.
1970 — China launched the first artificial Earth satellite.
2005 – German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, successor to Pope John Paul II, was officially named Pope Benedict XVI and became the new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
2012 – Japanese astronomers announced the discovery of a galaxy cluster 12.72 billion miles away. light-years from Earth, which according to scientists is the most distant yet discovered.
2013 — The collapse of a nine-story textile factory building in Bangladesh killed 1,134 people and injured another 2,500. injured.
2022 — French President Emmanuel Macron is re-elected, becoming the first French president to serve a second term in 20 years.
April 24th shows in the world:
1942 — American actress and singer Barbra Streisand was born.
1952 — Famous French designer Jean Paul Gaultier was born in the suburbs of Paris.
1977 – The group “Talking Heads” began their first concert tour of Europe.
1992 — David Bowie married model Iman.
2018 — Music streaming services surpassed sales of physical CDs and LPs globally for the first time.
