DAY 1067 RUSSIAN AGGRESSION - DAY 1067
On January 25, we celebrate the Day of Opposites and Weather Observation Day.
The Orthodox Church honors the memory of Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople.
Day of Opposites
The Day of Opposites, or the Day of Contrasts, features a playful concept that often appeals to children, flipping familiar things upside down and encouraging people to say and do the opposite.
Weather Observation Day
Weather Observation Day, celebrated on January 25, encourages people to take a closer look at nature and learn to understand atmospheric phenomena. Weather significantly affects our lives—from what we wear to preventing natural disasters. This day serves as a reminder of the importance of weather forecasting and raising awareness of climate change.
Born on this day:
170 years since the birth of Eduard Meyer (1855-1930), a German historian and researcher;
125 years since the birth of Theodosius (Theodosiy) Grigoryevich Dobzhansky (1900-1975), a Ukrainian and American geneticist, biologist, zoologist, entomologist, evolutionist, and a founding figure of American population genetics;
100 years since the birth of Mikhail Samoilovich Zaslavsky (1925-1976), a Ukrainian choreographer;
100 years since the birth of Nikolai Grigoryevich Nakhodkin (1925-2018), a Ukrainian physicist and educator;
85 years since the birth of Alexander (Oles) Sergeyevich Zavhorodny (1940-2018), a Ukrainian poet, translator, lexicographer, and dissident.
Also on this day:
1919 - The largest hotel in the world, "Pennsylvania" (with 2200 rooms), opened in New York;
1924 - The first Winter Olympic Games commenced in the French alpine town of Chamonix, featuring athletes from 18 countries;
1945 - Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city to begin fluoridating drinking water to prevent tooth decay;
1949 - The first Emmy Awards ceremony took place in Los Angeles, California;
1955 - Scientists at Columbia University created atomic clocks that keep time with an accuracy of 1 second over 300 years;
1964 - The "Echo 2" satellite was launched in the USA, establishing satellite communication between the USA and the USSR;
1965 - Joseph Slipyj, who spent 18 years in Soviet camps, was ordained a cardinal in the Vatican and appointed head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC);
1992 - Ukraine established diplomatic relations with Egypt;
2008 - The world premiere of the film "Las Meninas" by Ukrainian director Igor Podolchak took place at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Church holiday:
Day of honoring the memory of Saint Gregory the Theologian. This day is also known among the people as Gregory the Winter Indicator.
The saint was a Byzantine theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople, Father of the Church, and Patriarch. Gregory was born around 329 in the Cappadocian city of Arianz and died there on January 25, 389.
The saint led an extremely ascetic lifestyle: he consumed only vegetables, bread, and water, slept on the ground, owned very few clothes, and never wore shoes. Gregory the Theologian left a rich legacy of sermons, epistles, and spiritual verses.
Name days: Anatoly, Boris, Vasily, Vitaly, Vladimir, Gregory, Dmitry, Alexander, Peter.