What day is it today in Ukraine and the world

January 13th is World Dandelion Day. The date was not chosen in vain, because it is in mid-May that dandelions begin to bloom in most countries of the world with a temperate climate.

May 13th is World Technology Day for the Future . The main purpose of this event is to draw the attention of mankind to the importance of technological development and to raise awareness of the technologies of the future and their use.

May 13 is also International Hummus Day. The event was created in 2012 by Ben Lang. Hummus is a special sauce made from chickpeas (chickpeas), olive oil, tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice and various spices.

May 13 – Velcro birthday . It was on this day in 1958 that Georges de Mestral received a patent for an invention. He was walking through the woods and saw on his clothes and on his dog the muffins, which clung to him and held on very tightly. Then he came up with a fastener using Velcro.

May 13 is also Leprechaun Day . Ireland’s special folklore event. Leprechaun is one of the main characters of Irish culture and mythology, capable of granting wishes. They represent him as a little old man in green clothes and a hat, he also has a red beard.

May 13 – what holiday is today in the church calendar

May 13 in the church calendar is the day of memory of the Apostle James. One of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, James, was the son of Zebedee. It was he who was called by the Lord Jesus Christ to the apostolic service together with his brother John, who is also called the Theologian. It was to them, as well as to the Apostle Peter, that the Son of God revealed most of his secrets.

Memorable dates May 13

Calendar of important events in Ukraine and the world for today, May 13:

• 1501 – Amerigo Vespucci embarks on a journey to the West, during which he realized that Columbus had discovered a new continent;
• 1830 – Ecuador secedes from Gran Colombia and stuns its independence by becoming a republic;
• 1865 – the third university in Ukraine was opened in Odessa (now it is the Mechnikov National University);
• 1918 – In the USA, postage stamps were printed with an inverted image of aircraft, which became a collector’s rarity;
• 1927 – the foundation of the Kyiv football club “Dynamo”;
• 1989 – about 2,000 students go on a hunger strike in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, they demanded democratic reforms in China;
• 1991 – the 1st Congress of Poles living in Ukraine takes place in Kyiv;
• 1992 – American astronauts were in outer space for 8 hours and 29 minutes (a new world record), also for the first time three astronauts went into space at once.

Name day: how to name a child born on May 13

What are the name days today: Vasily, Maxim, Yakov, Nikita, Clement, Ephraim, Ignat.

May 13 were born:

• 1849 – Ukrainian writer, prose writer and playwright Athanasius Mirny;
• 1937 – American science fiction writer of Polish origin Roger Zelazny;
• 1963 – Ukrainian journalist and public figure Alexander Krivenko;
• 1972 – Ukrainian actor Nazar Strigun;
• 1975 – Ukrainian hockey player Alexander Matviychuk;
• 1979 – Ukrainian football player Vyacheslav Shevchuk;
• 1986 – English actor, model and musician Robert Pattinson.

Weather on May 13

On May 13 in Kyiv, the morning is cloudy, but then it clears up, without precipitation. In Lviv, the sun will rarely appear because of the clouds, without precipitation. In Kharkiv, cloudy weather all day, rain is possible at night, but no precipitation in the daytime. In Odessa, the sky will be covered with clouds in the middle of the day without precipitation.

The air temperature in Kyiv is +22 during the day and +15 at night. In Lviv +21 during the day and +13 at night. In Kharkov +22 during the day and +14 at night. In Odessa +23 during the day and +16 at night.