Holidays July 30
International Friendship Day
By decision of the UN Assembly, in 2011 a new, very kind and peaceful holiday was established - International Friendship Day. After all, friendship is a bright, pure, absolutely disinterested relationship, where there is no place for anger, envy, hatred. They are based on sincerity, love and complete trust. The UN resolution notes what an important role this day plays in strengthening friendly relations between different countries and peoples. International and local communities are invited to celebrate Friendship Day in accordance with the cultural and national traditions of their countries. And also involve young people in social activities, instilling in them a respectful attitude to various cultures. Many countries have long held annual events in the world aimed at promoting and strengthening friendly relations. Now one more will be added to them. International Friendship Day echoes a similar holiday - Friends Day, which is celebrated on June 9th.
July 30 on the folk calendar
Day of Marina and Lazarus
On this day in Russia, surely expected bright flashes in the sky - lightning and deaf lightning without thunder and rain. It was undesirable to look at them so as not to lose sight. Such flashes were awaited with caution. It was believed that they always lead to fires. The peasants believed in an ancient legend. Which narrated that in ancient times the king lived at the bottom of the sea, and he had a daughter, Marina. Once she was bored with living in the kingdom of the sea, and she fled to the earth. Every year, on the birthday of the fugitive daughter, the sea king recalls her flight, gets angry and pierces the sky with fire arrows. In fact, there is a scientific explanation for this phenomenon: bright or blue flashes appearing in the sky are just reflections of lightning sparkling in the distance.
Historical events of July 30
July 30, 1792 Paris first heard the Marseillaise
On July 30, a detachment of five hundred volunteers from Marseille entered the French capital. They came to express support for the Parisians and to defend the achievements of the French Revolution. As a camp song, they chose a composition written by Claude Rouge de Lille, a lover of music and poetry from Strasbourg. He wrote it on April 25, in a fit of extraordinary inspiration, when he learned about the beginning of the military action of France against monarchical Austria. Later this march received the name "Marseilles", or, in the French manner, Marseillaise. It became so popular among the townspeople that the Parliament of the Republic in November 1793 decided to make it the anthem of France.
July 30, 1898 first stage of centralized city sewage system launched in Moscow
The initiator of the construction in Moscow of a drainage system was in 1874. hydraulic engineer Popov. Then he was proposed to the city Duma for a plan-project of urban sewage. Later, the project was supplemented by the ideas of the German Hobrecht, who built the sewer system in Berlin. He was a supporter of an all-alloy drainage system, which implies the intake of all sewage into one sewer - household waste, industrial and rainwater. It was planned to clean sewage in special fields of irrigation.
In 1886 Another project, but with a separate sewage system, was proposed by the Russian engineer Kostalsky. According to his plans, only industrial and household waste was subject to cleaning and disposal in the irrigation fields. He lost the first option in terms of health, but won financially. And the sewage system looked more economical. Therefore, they approved and built a sewer system in Moscow according to the Kostalsky plan. And Hobrecht and Popov, for the failure of their project, and wasted work, was paid monetary compensation.
July 30, 1992 Eric Honecker, former leader of the German Democratic Republic, was expelled to Germany from Russia
Since 1971 to 1989 Eric Honecker was the unchallenged leader of the German Democratic Republic. The restructuring that began in the USSR went through the countries of the former socialist camp. In particular, in 1989. in the GDR, the new government was removed from office and deprived of all public posts, head of state Eric Honecker. He was issued an arrest warrant and charged with the authorized murder of GDR citizens who tried to get into neighboring Germany through the Berlin Wall. Honecker was forced to flee. At first he was hiding in a Soviet hospital, and in 1991, on a military plane, he was secretly transported to the USSR. Pressure was put on the leadership of Russia by the world community, and in 1992. Honecker was expelled from the country. He returned to Germany. Eric Honecker was already an elderly man, due to forced emigration and stress, his health condition deteriorated, and besides, his cancer began to progress. Therefore, in Germany, the judicial investigation was stopped against him and allowed to move to Chile, where he died in 1994.
Born on July 30
Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), American film actor, bodybuilder
Arnold from childhood grew up as a sports child. He was fond of many sports, especially loved football. But at age 14, "fired up" bodybuilding. Already at 18 he became the best bodybuilder in Europe among juniors, and at 20 he won the title "Mr. Universe". He became the youngest “Mr.” in the history of such competitions. A year later, he moved to America and conquered it, winning tournament after tournament. In parallel, he began acting in films. He attended acting classes and took private American lessons, honing diction, and trying to get rid of the accent. Arnold never abandoned his childhood dream of becoming a millionaire. Therefore, he worked tirelessly: he opened his own construction company, worked in real estate, was engaged in mailing lists. In 2007, his assets were valued at more than $ 200 million. With age, Schwarzenegger, in addition to filming in films and business, became interested in politics. He is a convinced Republican. Since 2003 to 2011 served as governor of the US state of California.
Irina Wiener (born 1948), rhythmic gymnastics coach
Irina Wiener in childhood was fond of dancing, and at 11 she came to rhythmic gymnastics. Irina began to do gymnastics at a rather "solid" age, but thanks to her purposeful and strong-willed character, she managed to achieve certain results. She became the champion of Uzbekistan three times. But she was destined to glorify her name all over the world not as a gymnast, but as a coach. Irina Alexandrovna can be called a trainer from God. At one glance, she is able to discern a future star, a champion, in a small, awkward girl, and bring her to a golden pedestal. Started to work in Tashkent. At the dawn of her coaching career, she prepared several wonderful gymnasts - Venus Zaripov, Vera Shatalin and Irina Chernyak. In 1992 Wiener moved to Moscow. Since 2001 She holds the post of head coach of the Russian team. Thanks to her ability to work and talent, she managed to grow a galaxy of Russian champions - Amina Zaripova, Vera Sesin, Julia Barsukova, Irina Chashchina, Lyaysan Utyasheva and the most titled gymnast not only in Russia but also in the world - Alina Kabaeva.
Name day July 30
Name Day Celebrate: Leonid, Lazarus, Veronica, Marina
