This holiday, unlike other professional holidays, is neither state nor official.

There are many versions of its origin. The most common is that the outstanding Soviet archaeologist Tatyana Passek was born on this day. Initially, her birthday was celebrated only on the scientist's expedition, and then this tradition gradually passed on to others.

Traditionally, on the Day of the Archeologist, “Initiation to Archeology” takes place.

68 years ago (1950) in Moscow, the transfer of the monument to A.S. Pushkin from Tverskoy Boulevard to Strastnaya Square.

The idea of ​​creating a monument to the poet appeared almost immediately after his death in 1837, but for a number of reasons it was not possible to do this. Firstly, the monuments at that time were erected only to statesmen, and secondly, the authorities treated Pushkin very coolly.

Several decades later, the government still gave permission for the creation of the monument, but did not allocate any funds. The money for the construction of the monument was collected by the whole world. In the mid-1870s, an open competition was announced for the design of the monument, in which Alexander Opekushin won. On June 18, 1880, a monument to Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin was erected at the beginning of Tverskoy Boulevard on Strastnaya Square (now Pushkinskaya).

The monument stood at this place for 70 years, until it was decided to move it closer to Gorky Street (now Tverskaya) to the place of the bell tower of the Strastnoy Monastery demolished after the October Revolution.

At the new location, the monument was not only turned 180 degrees, but also placed on a new, more powerful concrete foundation, which significantly increased its height.

95 years ago (1923) the first postage stamps with the inscription "USSR" were issued.

A series of four commemorative stamps was dedicated to the opening of the First All-Russian Agricultural and Handicraft Exhibition in Moscow. Miniatures, designed by the artist Georgy Pashkov, made in a futuristic style, depicted a reaper, a sower, a tractor and a general view of the exhibition.

The stamps were issued with a circulation of 500 thousand copies each.

The grand opening of Peterhof took place 295 years ago (1723).

This summer residence of the Russian emperors is located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, 29 kilometers from St. Petersburg.

The idea of ​​creating a country palace belongs to Peter I. According to his plans, Peterhof, on the one hand, was supposed to be as luxurious as the French Versailles, and on the other, to become a monument to the successful completion of Russia's struggle for access to the Baltic Sea.

The construction of the residence began in 1711. The work was carried out under the guidance of Ulyan Senyavin, the manager of the Office of City Affairs, and the architect Joseph Braunstein, who was later replaced by Jean-Baptiste Leblond.

By the time of the opening in Peterhof, the Lower Park was planned, the Sea Canal was dug, part of the fountains were in operation, the upper chambers were finished, Monplaisir, Marly were built, the Hermitage and a number of other objects were almost ready.

After the October Revolution, a museum was opened in Peterhof. During the Great Patriotic War, he suffered greatly. The Grand Palace was almost completely destroyed, the Upper Garden and the Lower Park were mined. Several pavilions were blown up, the Catherine's building of Monplaisir was burned. The fountain system was almost completely destroyed. Work on the restoration of Peterhof has been going on since 1946. The restorers managed to recreate the former splendor of Peterhof using the surviving drawings and drawings.

Today, the State Museum-Reserve "Peterhof" also includes the palace and park ensemble Oranienbaum and the palace of Peter I in Strelna. Over 4 million people visit it annually.

60 years ago (1958) in Los Angeles (California, USA) the "Walk of Fame" was laid.

The idea of ​​its creation belongs to the president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce E.M. Stewart. He proposed the Alley as a means of "supporting the public fame of artists whose names are known and loved all over the world."

Today the Walk of Fame is the calling card of Los Angeles. It stretches for 15 blocks on both sides of Hollywood Boulevard and Wine Street. More than 2.5 thousand stars are mounted on its sidewalk with the names of famous artists, musicians, producers, directors of musical and theater groups, as well as fictional characters and many others.

Annually about 10 million tourists come to see the "Walk of Fame" every year.

71 years ago (1947), India's independence from Great Britain was proclaimed.

This date is celebrated as India's Independence Day.

For about 200 years, India was a British colony called British India. After World War II, Britain was forced to grant independence to its largest colonial possession. On July 18, 1947, King George VI of Great Britain signed the Independence Act of British India, according to which the colony was divided into two independent states - India and Pakistan. The document entered into force on August 15, 1947.

535 years ago (1483) Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel.

It was built in 1473-1481 by the architect George de Dolci, commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV, after whom the chapel got its name. The walls of the church were painted by famous painters of the late 15th century, including Botticelli, Ghirlandaio and Perugino. The frescoes on the ceiling commissioned by Pope Julius II were created in 1508-1512 by Michelangelo.

Today the Sistine Chapel is an outstanding monument of the Renaissance. Conclaves are also held here, at which the cardinals elect a new head of the Catholic Church.

Significant events in the world of music - BIRTHDAYS

August 15, 1787 born - Russian composer, pianist and conductor. In the 19th century, he enjoyed great success, wrote about 200 romances, 7 operas, 20 musical comedies, and many other works. Among the best works Alyabyeva can be called a romance "Nightingale" (1826 ) to words A. A. Delviga, "Winter road", "Two crows" to poetry Pushkin, "Evening call, evening Bell"(to the text Kozlova).

NS he published his first musical compositions in 1810 year.

Since 1823 Alexander Alyabyev settled in Moscow. Together with A. N. Verstovsky and F. E. Scholz wrote the music for the prologue "Triumph of the Muses" to the opening of the Bolshoi Theater January 6, 1825.

At the beginning of 1825 Alyabyeva arrested on a false charge of murder and, despite the understatement, sentenced to exile in Siberia with the deprivation of all rights and noble rank. V 1828 year, after three years of imprisonment in the fortress, he was sent to Tobolsk. Organized here symphony orchestra of "Cossack music", directed symphony and choral concerts, performed as a conductor and pianist.

Early 1830s lived in the Caucasus, in Orenburg and the Moscow region. Only in 1843 Alyabyev received permission to live in Moscow under police supervision. Here he again entered the theatrical environment, wrote music for dramatic performances. V 1847 year made friends with A. S. Dargomyzhsky... Seriously ill, the composer did not leave his creative work until the end of his life. Among his most recent works are songs with words. N. P. Ogareva.

A second words of the song "The Forest Raised a Christmas Tree", Russian and Soviet poet and writer was born August 15, 1878... Little is known about her life. She graduated from a female gymnasium, served as a governess for Prince Kudashev, and later married him. According to loved ones, she had a pedagogical gift. She worked as a teacher, and during the Soviet era she worked as a librarian for several decades.

Raisa Adamovna from childhood she wrote poetry. The first work appeared in print in 1896 year... Since then, poems and children's tales Kudasheva began to appear on the pages of many children's magazines, such as "Baby", "Firefly", "Snowdrop", "Sun" under the pseudonyms "A. E "," A. Er "," R. TO.". V 1899 year in the magazine "Russian Thought" was published a story Kudasheva"Leri", which remained her only work for adults.

December 1903 in the New Year issue of the magazine "Malyutka" the verse "Yolka" was published, signed by the pseudonym "A. NS" . Poem set to music two years later Leonid Beckman, gained nationwide fame, but the name of its true author remained unknown for a long time. Raisa Adamovna didn't know that "Yolochka" became a song. Only in 1921 year quite by chance, when she was riding the train, she heard the girl singing her "Christmas tree"... The poem was republished just before the start of the war in 1941 year in the collection "Yolka", the compiler of which Esther Emden specially sought out the author of the poem and indicated the surname Kudasheva in the text.

V she published about 200 songs and stories, fairy tales and books of poetry: "Sledge-scooters", "Stapka-rag", "The trouble of the cockerel", "Grandmother-Fun and the dog Boom". WITH 1948 year after a long break, collections of her works began to be published again: "A Christmas tree was born in the forest ...", "Christmas tree", "Lesovichki", "Cockerel" and others.

AND fame and recognition came to the writer only in late 1950s when she was already in her eighties.

F French composer was born August 15, 1890... By advice Manuel de Falla, applied to the Paris Conservatory and was accepted as a "listener", and a year later - for a full-fledged study. Iber He made a living giving private lessons, playing piano in cinemas in Montmartre and composing pop songs and dances.

WITH the outbreak of the First World War Iber went to the front as an orderly, fell ill with typhus and returned to the rear. For a short time he joined the created Eric Satie group of composers "New Young" and participated in several concerts. One year later Iber entered service in the navy, where he received the rank of officer. V October 1919, not yet demobilized, Iber participated in the competition for the Rome Prize with a cantata "Poet and Fairy" and immediately received the Grand Prix, which allowed him to live in Rome for three years. V February 1920 the composer wrote the first major work for orchestra - "The Ballad of Reading Prison"... Opera belongs to the Roman period "Perseus and Andromeda", suites "Stories" for piano and "Sea ports" for orchestra.

In 1923 Jacques Ibert returned to Paris, where he was active as a composer, and also taught orchestration at the Universal School. The most famous compositions: Divertissement for orchestra, opera "King Iveto", ballet Knight Errant other. 1927 year marked by the appearance of an opera "Angelica", which brought world fame to the author. In subsequent years Iber worked a lot on music for theater performances and films, among which he stands out "Don Quixote" (1932 ) with Fyodor Chaliapin starring. The composer also created a number of orchestral works, including "Marine Symphony", which, according to his will, should not have been executed until his death.

Iber died February 5, 1962, from a heart attack. The last years of his life he worked on Second Symphony, which remained unfinished.

was born August 15, 1893... The Soviet conductor and composer studied composition at the Petrograd Conservatory Alexandra Glazunov, Vasily Kalafati, Yazeps Vitols, Mikhail Chernov and conducting - at Nikolay Cherepnin... V 1917 Gauck became the conductor of the Petrograd Musical Drama Theater, with 1923 on 1931 worked at the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater.

In 1930-1934 Alexander Gauk headed the symphony orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonic, and in 1936 became the first chief conductor of the newly created State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR and directed it until 1941 finally in 1953-1963 years directed the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra of the USSR State Radio and Television.

Gauck led an active pedagogical activity, taught at the Leningrad, Tbilisi, Moscow conservatories. Among his students - Evgeny Mravinsky, Alexander Melik-Pashaev, Konstantin Simeonov, Eduard Grikurov, Nikolai Rabinovich, Evgeny Svetlanov, Gennady Provatorov wrote a number of original works: symphonies, concertos for piano and harp and orchestra, piano and chamber works, orchestration of works ( "Patriotic Song"), ("Seasons"), Mussorgsky(unfinished opera "Marriage").

NS on management Alexandra Gauka compositions sounded Khachaturian, Myaskovsky, Shaporin, Ovchinnikova and other contemporary composers (many of whom were performed for the first time), along with the classical repertoire (compositions, Handel, Berlioz). November 13, 1945 exactly Gauck conducted the restored Rachmaninoff's first symphony, which had not been performed before for almost 50 years. He performed on tour in different countries.

- Soviet film actor, dancer, choreographer, master of the spoken genre and composer - born August 15, 1922... Father died when the boy was 4 years old. The elder brother taught Borya dancing. After running away from home, he was expelled from school. V 1937-1941 studied at the Kiev Choreographic School, at the same time danced in the Folk Dance Ensemble of the Ukrainian SSR. WITH June 15, 1941 as part of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Kiev Military District. Member of the Great Patriotic War.

In 1941-1946 Boris Sichkin participated in the front-line ensemble, in 1947-1948 - Soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet Army. A. V. Alexandrova, v 1948-1966 - Artist of the Mosconcert. WITH 1955 worked in the ensemble of literary and theatrical parody "Blue Bird" under the hands. V. Yu. Dragunsky, performed interludes, was a lyricist, choreographer. Participated in the work of the "Kroshka" backstage theater (Central House of Arts), a jazz orchestra Eddie Rosenera... Ballet master of many variety performances and programs. Fame was brought to him by the role of the coupletist Buba Kastorsky in the films of Edmond Keosayan "The Elusive Avengers" and "New Adventures of the Elusive".

In 1979 Boris Sichkin left for the USA. V 1994 for the first time after emigration he came to Russia. He starred in several films. Died March 21, 2002 from a heart attack in his apartment in New York. The urn with the ashes was placed in the columbarium of the Vagankovskoye cemetery.

August 15, 1925 was born Oscar Emmanuel Peterson- Canadian composer, leader of the trio, teacher and one of the most prominent virtuoso pianists of jazz.

V For 14 years, he became a prize-winner of a competition (organized by a local radio station) of young talents and received the right to regularly appear in radio shows. Debuted in 1944 year in canadian jazz orchestra Johnny Holmes ... The musician's first recordings were released in Canada in mid 1940s... And although they testified to the emergence of a technically impeccable pianist, Canadian jazz lovers did not do justice to their compatriot at the time. However, the young businessman Norman Grantz, sensing the commercial opportunities of jazz, assembled a "team" of jazz luminaries, where he invited and Oscar Peterson.

Since 1949 he participated in concerts-tour "Jazz at the Philharmonic" for the United States of America. V 1953 toured Europe with his trio. V early 1960s Peterson opened in Toronto (Canada) Advanced School of Contemporary Music, presented in 1964 year your composition Canadian Suite... Collaborated with many outstanding jazzmen. Trio Oscar Peterson traveled all over the world, recorded over 150 albums. V 1974 the trio performed in the USSR (Tallinn).

D jazz etudes Peterson became a part of elementary music education all over the world.

"WITH Eighteen Moments of Spring "," The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! "," My Younger Brother "," The Deer King "," The Man Follows the Sun "- all these films are united by the name Mikaela Tariverdiyeva... He is better known for his music to popular films, but besides the fact that he wrote music for 132 films, he is also the author of chamber vocal cycles, four ballets, four operas, and organ music.

Was born August 15, 1931... Was a student Aram Khachaturian... He made his debut as a composer at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory - his romances were performed by the renowned chamber singer Zara Dolukhanova... From his opera "Who are you?" the Chamber Theater began Boris Pokrovsky... A comic opera "Count Cagliostro" remains one of the most repertoire operas of this theater and has been successfully shown on tours in different countries.

V in recent years he has worked a lot in the field of instrumental music. He wrote three organ concertos ( "Cassandra", "Polyphonic Notebook"), "Ten Chorale Preludes", Symphony for Organ "Chernobyl"... Among the writings Tariverdiyeva also two concertos for violin and orchestra and "Concert in romantic style for viola and string orchestra" written by the composer for the wonderful musician Yuri Bashmet.

L winner of 18 international awards died July 25, 1996... V 1988 year established award for the best music of the name Mikaela Tariverdiyeva within the framework of the main competition of the Kinotavr Open Russian Festival. International Organ Competition named after Mikaela Tariverdiyeva takes place every two years (since 1999 ) in Kaliningrad.

August 15, 1934 born - Soviet and Russian jazz, classical and pop saxophonist, artistic director of a number of musical ensembles.

M a musical career Garanyan started in orchestras under the direction of and Oleg Lundstrem... V 1966-1973 years worked in the Concert Variety Orchestra Vadim Ludvikovsky... V 1973-1982 led the ensemble "Melody"... The band's hallmark was the music of popular Soviet composers in jazz arrangement. The very first disc sold 4 million copies. Over the years of work under the management Garanyan the ensemble has recorded 16 solo records-giants and 9 records-mini-albums.

Performed the part of the saxophone in the films "The Diamond Arm", "We Are From Jazz", "Autumn Blues", in the cartoon "Well, Wait!" and others. Conducted programs on radio and television. also in 1972-1979 years was the conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography.

Garanyan became a laureate of many international jazz festivals. The only jazz musician who had a subscription - 3 concerts a year - in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. For recording a CD with an American band Oregon, where he acted as a conductor, was nominated for a Grammy.

TO In addition, he wrote music for several theatrical performances, dozens of films. V 1990s created Moscow big band... He was the chief conductor of the Moscow circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. WITH 1998 year headed the Krasnodar Municipal Big Band, with 2003 on 2006 year- State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music name O. L. Lundstrem , then revived the ensemble "Melody" and created on its basis Big band Georgy Garanyan .

- British drummer and percussionist - born August 15, 1942... During his high school and college years, he played trombone and drums in several ensembles. WITH 1960 studied music professionally. Together with Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood and Maf Wynwood created in 1964 year Spencer Davis Group which he left in 1969 ... After collaborating with Eddie Hardin and Eric Clapton.

Early 1970s Pete York created a project Pete York's Percussion Band... The group included three percussionists, a brass section, a vocalist Miller Anderson... V 1974 collaborated with John Lord, and also briefly returned to Spencer Davis Group... V February 1987 started the series "Superdrumming" with Ian Pace, Louis Belson, Cozy Powell, Jeri Brown and Simon Phillips.

Since 2004 Pete York takes part in the project of a German musician, actor and director Helge Schneider, participating in both his studio work and concert performances.

F French singer and film actress was born August 15, 1944... At the age of 8, she moved from Bulgaria to France with her parents and brother. Not fluent in French, Sylvie entered the Victor Hugo Lyceum, and then the Helene Boucher Lyceum.

In the spring of 1965, Sylvie Vartan married rock star Jean-Phillip Smet, known as Johnny Halliday.

NS first duet Sylvie with Johnny Holliday "J'ai un problème" was recorded in 1973 year in different languages ​​and very soon received the status of "gold". V November 1980 Sylvie and Johnny divorced.

V currently continues to record records, including songs for children, touring and acting in films.

(Svetlana Bezukh) was born August 15, 1964... The Russian pop singer studied at the pop department at the music school. How the singer made her debut in 1985 year as part of the jazz orchestra of the school. Subsequently, she left the educational institution without receiving secondary education.

Since 1986 on 1989 years worked in a team "Labyrinth" under the direction of S. Muravyov at the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic, in parallel with this he was also engaged in solo work. So, in 1986 year the singer's first solo album was released "Take my heart"... It also included a song "Plantain herb", which became the first hit of the singer after her performance in "Song-88". The festival brought the performer the Audience Award and all-Union popularity. V late 1980s the first big tour took place Alice Mon and groups "Labyrinth".

In 1991, Alice Mon became a diploma holder competition "Midnight Sun" in Finland, where she sang two songs: one in Finnish and the other in English. V early 1990s left the stage, returned to the city of Angarsk, where she worked as the artistic director of the House of Culture "Energetik". V 1995 year resumed her artistic career, recording her most famous song "Diamond" and filming a clip on it.

WITH Nowadays, the singer rarely appears on television, mostly performing in concerts in clubs. Lives in Moscow.

R Russian singer (Julian Vasin) was born August 15, 1973... In the 8th grade, he passed the external exams in two years and thus graduated from school, after which he entered GITIS, where he was enrolled as an exception due to his young age. In the second year of study, he became a laureate and winner of the Grand Prix International Competition of Variety Artists with a song "Old Maple" .

In 1994 Julian performed at the St. George Hall of the Kremlin in honor of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II of England. In the same year he was admitted to the International Union of Pop Art Workers, and in 1995 the artist became the official performer of the Anthem of Moscow. V 1996 year created his own Song Theater.

Participated with a song "Russian waltz" In the first festival "Slavianski Bazaar"... According to the results of the competition, the artist was not included in the top ten finalists.

In 1999 the artist celebrated the 10th anniversary of his creative activity, and in the same year by the Decree of the President of Russia he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia, which is the earliest award (26 years) in the history of Russia and the USSR at that time. In total, over the years of creative activity, 6 CDs and 1 vinyl record have been released.

(Timur Yunusov) was born August 15, 1983... Russian rap / hip-hop / R'n'B performer, composer, music producer, actor and entrepreneur, graduate "Star factories-4".

WITH collaborated with such American performers as Snoop Dogg, Basta Rimes, Diddy and his group Diddy - Dirty Money, Xzibit, Mario Winans, Fat Joe, Eve, Craig David and Timbaland.

“Welcome to St. Tropez (DJ Antoine Remix) »- remixed by Swiss DJ Antoine version of the song “Welcome to St. Tropez " has hit many European charts, and also has over 97 million views on YouTube.

In June 2012 the world release of the first English-language album took place - « Swagg» ... In the same month, a new video was released "Let's goodbye" featuring rappers like L'One, ST, Nel, Jenee, 5 Splash, Misha Krupin... This single has been viewed over 18 million times on YouTube.

Early February 2013 the video for the soundtrack to the film "Odnoklassniki.ru" was shot with the participation of Snoop dogg.

Significant events in the world of music - DAYS OF MEMORY

A Vstrian pianist, teacher, composer was born April 17, 1882... From the age of 7 he studied piano in Vienna with Theodor Leshetitsky, then with O. Mandychevsky, one of his closest friends Brahms.

Since 1900 Arthur Schnabel performed in Berlin as a professional pianist. Then his repertoire was formed:, Brahms... Meanwhile, my own writings Schnabel were entirely related to atonal music.

Has toured to the USA, Russia, Great Britain, Spain. WITH 1925 taught at the Berlin School of Music. Repeatedly performed in ensembles with Pablo Casals, Karl Flesh, Hindemith(like a violist) Pierre Fournier, Jozsef Szigeti, Hugo Becker, Gregory Pyatigorsky.

In 1933, after Hitler came to power, left Germany. Lived in Great Britain, Italy, with 1939 - in the USA (in 1944 received American citizenship). After the end of World War II, he performed in Europe, but never returned to Germany.

Have measures Arthur Schnabel 15 August 1951... He had a great influence on Glenn Gould.

WITH Soviet rock musician, songwriter and artist born June 21, 1962.

In the summer of 1981 Viktor Tsoi, Alexey Rybin and Oleg Valinsky founded a group "Garin and Hyperboloids", which was admitted to membership in the fall Leningrad Rock Club... Soon Valinsky was taken into the army, and the group, changing their name to, began recording their first album. The collective under the direction of recording at the studio of Andrei Tropillo in the House of Young Technician. All the musicians participated in the recording.

V soon "Cinema" have already performed their first electric concert at rock club festival... TO summer 1982 the album was completely finished, its duration was 45 minutes, hence the name. But later, the song was removed from the final version. "I am asphalt" which can be found in the reissue "45" where it is attached as a bonus track. The recording received some distribution throughout the country, they started talking about the group, apartment concerts began in Moscow and Leningrad. In autumn, together with a drummer "Zoo", "Cinema" recorded several songs in Kuskov's studio, including "Spring" and "Last Hero" included in the collection "Unknown songs of Viktor Tsoi"(four editions in total). Then the record was rejected and did not receive distribution, since Choi took the tape for himself.

NS triumphant tours were going on about Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. "Cinema" collected sold out at all concerts.

August 15, 1990 at 12 hours 28 minutes died in a car accident. The accident happened on the 35th kilometer of the Sloka - Talsi highway near Tukums in Latvia, a few dozen kilometers from Riga. According to the most plausible official version, Choi fell asleep while driving, after which his light gray Moskvich-2141 flew into the oncoming lane and collided with the Ikarus-250 bus. August 19 Viktor Tsoi was buried at the Theological cemetery in Leningrad. The death of the singer was a shock to many fans. Several fans committed suicide. Thousands of people came to the funeral Victor…

TO composer, one of the prominent masters of the St. Petersburg composing school was born January 20, 1923... A multi-talented person, he received a composer's education at the Leningrad Conservatory.

B more than 60 years Tolstoy hundreds of works of different genres and forms have been written, including ballet "Aelita" based on the fantastic book of his father, Alexei Tolstoy. On the verses of his mother, Natalia Krandievskaya, he composed a cycle of romances. Among his works of large form there are operas "Masquerade", "The Captain's Daughter", "Garnet Bracelet", "Prince Silver", "Maryuta the Fisherman" based on the story of Boris Lavremiev "41st". He wrote 24 sonatas for piano.

NS professor Tolstoy was a brilliant teacher, a favorite of the students of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. An extraordinary literary gift Dmitry Tolstoy, a hereditary Russian intellectual, manifested itself in the book of his memoirs "What was it all for", which critics praised as a bright phenomenon of memoir literature of the late twentieth century.

D From the end of his days he worked with great creative dedication. Died Dmitry Tolstoy August 15, 2003.

R Russian pianist, music researcher, scientific editor and educator was born January 8, 1948... Graduated from the Moscow Conservatory named after. V 1974 year became the winner International Competition named after in Zwickau (Germany).

lived and worked in St. Petersburg. Repeatedly entered the jury of various pianistic competitions, and with 1989 year chaired the jury of the annual International Competition of Piano Duets "Brother and Sister"(St. Petersburg).

TO as a researcher Egorov was the scientific editor of the Complete Collection of Piano Works by R. Schumann (in seven volumes). V 1989 year was awarded the International Robert Schumann Prize, was elected an honorary member International Schumann Society(Dusseldorf). V 2001 the musician produced the first Russian urtext edition of The Well-Tempered Clavier.

In 2001-2002 Egorov took part in cycle of concerts "Circle of Life" in the Big Choral Synagogue of the St. Petersburg Jewish Community. WITH 2002 regularly performed in recitals and master classes in Canada and the USA. He annually held master classes "La scuola Russa" in Rome. He gave open lessons and master classes in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden and Taiwan. He worked as a visiting professor at the Universities of Seoul and Daegu (Republic of Korea).

June 8, 2010 for the 200th anniversary Robert Schumann organized and conducted a 7-hour marathon concert in the Small Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic.

Pavel Egorov had a huge repertoire, including music of various eras and genres, which can be heard in his CD recordings (more than 50 programs from works of both solo, with an orchestra and chamber Bach,

August 15, 1968 without George Harrison but with the participation George Martin, who played the saloon piano, recorded a humorous song Paul McCartney "Rocky Raccoon" included in the album "The Beatles (The White Album)".

15 August 1969 The Beatles finished recording the song George Harrison "Something" included in the album Abbey Road... This composition was called "the greatest love song of all time."

From 15 on August 18, 1969 passed "Woodstock Festival - End of the Hippie Era".

A in biography George Harrison"I Me Mine" was released in London August 15, 1980.

Updated: April 11, 2019 by the author: Helena

On this page you will learn about the significant and memorable dates of summer today on August 15, what famous people were born on this August day, events took place, we will also tell you about folk omens and Orthodox holidays of this day, public holidays of different countries from all over the world.

Today, as on any day, as you will see, events have taken place over the centuries, each of them is remembered for something, no exception was the day of August 15, which was also remembered for its own dates and birthdays of famous people, as well as holidays and folk signs. You and I must always remember and know about those who left their indelible mark on culture, science, sports, politics, medicine and all other areas of human and society development.

The fifteenth day of August, left its indelible mark on history, events and memorable dates, as well as who was born on this summer day, once again confirm this. Find out what happened on the fifteenth day of August, 15 August, what events and significant dates he was noted for and what he remembered, who was born, folk signs characterizing the day and much more, what you should know, it’s just interesting to know.

Who was born on August 15 (fifteenth)

Napoleon I Bonaparte (Cor. Napulione Buonaparte, Italian Napoleone Buonaparte, French Napoléon Bonaparte). Born August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica - died May 5, 1821, Longwood, Saint Helena. Emperor of the French in 1804-1815, a great commander and statesman, who laid the foundations of the modern French state.

Sir Walter Scott (English Walter Scott; August 15, 1771, Edinburgh - September 21, 1832, Abbotsford, buried in Dryborough) - world famous British writer, poet, historian, collector of antiquities, lawyer, Scottish descent. He is considered the founder of the genre of the historical novel.

Lyudmila Ivanovna Khityaeva. Born on August 15, 1930 in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, TV presenter. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1983).

Ekaterina Sergeevna Vasilieva. Born on August 15, 1945 in Moscow. Soviet and Russian theater and film actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987).

Valeria Gavriilovna Zaklunnaya (married Zaklunnaya-Mironenko) was born on August 15, 1942 in Stalingrad (now Volgograd). She died on October 22, 2016 in Kiev. Famous Soviet and Ukrainian actress.

imati, real name Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (Tat. Timur Ildar uly Yunusov). Born on August 15, 1983 in Moscow. Russian rap artist, music producer, actor and entrepreneur. Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic (2014).
Victor Anatolyevich Shenderovich. Born on August 15, 1958 in Moscow. Soviet and Russian satirist, TV and radio host, screenwriter, liberal publicist, journalist, human rights activist.

Jennifer Shrader Lawrence She was born on August 15, 1990 in Louisville (Kentucky, USA). American actress. Oscar (2013), BAFTA (2014) and three-time Golden Globe laureate (2013, 2014, 2016).
Mikael Tariverdiev (08/15/1931 [Tbilisi] - 07/25/1996 [Sochi]) - Soviet composer;

Boris Sichkin (08/15/1922 [Kiev] - 03/21/2002 [New York]) - Soviet and American actor;

Peter Shelokhonov (08/15/1929 - 09/15/1999 [St. Petersburg]) - Russian theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR;

Lilia Egorochkina (08/15/1961 [Chisinau]) - Soviet and Ukrainian theater and film actress;

Yoko Honda (08/15/1983) - Japanese voice actor;

Dmitry Borisov (08/15/1985 [Chernivtsi]) - Russian journalist, TV presenter;

Ben Affleck (08/15/1972 [Berkeley]) - actor, director and producer;

Chris Byrd (08/15/1970 [Flint Michigan]) - American boxer;

Debra Messing (08/15/1968 [New York]) - American actress;

Debi Mazar (08/15/1964 [Queens]) - American actress;

Sylvie Vartan (15.08.1944 [Sparks]) - French singer;

Janice Rule (08/15/1931 [Norwood] - 10/17/2003 [New York]) - American actress;

Signe Hasso (08/15/1915 [Stockholm] - 06/07/2002 [Los Angeles]) - American actress of Swedish descent;

Julia Child (08/15/1912 [Pasadena] - 08/13/2004) - American chef, writer and host;

Wendy Hillier (08/15/1912 [Stockport] - 05/14/2003) - British actress;

Estelle Brody (08/15/1900 [New York] - 06/03/1995 [Valletta]) - American actress;

Iona Yakir (08/15/1896 [Chisinau] - 06/11/1937) - Soviet military leader, commander of the 1st rank;

Teodor Nette (15.08.1896 [Riga] - 05.02.1926 [Salaspils]) - diplomatic courier of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the USSR;

Gertie Corey (08/15/1896 [Prague] - 10/26/1957 [Glendale]) - American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1947;

Louis de Broglie (08/15/1892 [Dieppe] - 03/19/1987 [Louveciennes]) - physicist, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, Nobel Prize laureate in physics for 1929;

Raisa Kudasheva (08/15/1878 [Moscow] - 11/04/1964 [Moscow]) - Russian and Soviet poet, writer;

Sri Aurobindo (15.08.1872 [Calcutta] - 05.12.1950 [Pondicherry]) - Indian philosopher, poet, revolutionary, yogi, guru and founder of integral yoga;

Petr Boborykin (08/15/1836 [Nizhny Novgorod] - 08/12/1921) - famous Russian fiction writer;

Carmontel (15.08.1717 [Paris] - 26.12.1806 [Paris]) - French poet, artist and architect.

Below, at the end of this page, you will find a table with the days (dates) of the celebration of Orthodox holidays - Exaltation of the Holy Cross , Day of Faith, Hope and Love , and Protection of the Holy Virgin until 2035 ...

Dates 15 August

Aircraft Builder Day

Poland celebrates the Day of the Polish Army

In India and Congo - Independence Day

Nile Flood Day is celebrated in Egypt

In Nova Scotia and Liechtenstein - National Day

Liberation Day is celebrated in both Koryi

Paraguay celebrates - Founding Day of Asunon

A Day of Mourning is held in Bangladesh

According to the popular calendar, this is Stepan Senoval

On this day:

in 1519 the city of Panama was founded

in 1534 the Jesuit order was founded

Napoleon Bonaparte, first consul and first emperor of France, was born in 1769

in 1771, Walter Scott was born, who told about the valiant knight Ivanhoe

in 1878, Raisa Kudasheva was born, who immortalized herself with the birth of a Christmas tree

Ramakrishna, philosopher and preacher died in 1836

Louis de Broglie was born in 1892, who established that an electron can be a wave

in 1918, the war between the USSR and the USA began - American troops landed in Vladivostok

in 1922, Boris Sichkin was born, who, by mature reflection, became Buba Kastorsky

in 1931 Mikael Taraverdiev was born who described 17 moments of spring in the language of music

in 1945, Ekaterina Vasilyeva was born, the formidable director of NUINIU

in 1964, Alice Mon was born, who loved not only diamonds, but also plantain grass

in 1969 the Woodstock festival began

Ben Affleck, two-time Golden Raspberry nominee, was born in 1972

in 1983 Timati was born, a black star of Russian rap

in 1990, Nyusha was born, who, after being selected with a miracle, howled at the moon

in 1990, Viktor Tsoi died, who gave people a thirst for change, and became the mouthpiece of a generation

in 2012, Harry Garrison died, showing what a steel rat is.

August 15 events

Built Pieterhof (Peterhof) two decades after its first mention. Back in 1705, Peter I liked the idea of ​​the French king Louis XIV about a country residence. Peterhof was conceived as the Russian Versailles. There is evidence that Peter 1 himself designed Peterhof.

Peterhof was located at the intersection of roads to Oranienbaum, to the ferry crossing through Kronstadt. During the construction process, a special workshop for the processing of granite for construction was organized here - the Cutting Factory.

The large palace, park, canal and small palaces with fountains were already built before the opening of the residence. There was also the Hermitage, trellis fences and other sights.

August 15, 1877 - a proposal was made to use the word "Hello" on the telegraph.

Alexander Bell's apparatus was called telephone ("tele" ("far") and "phono" ("sound")). The apparatus of visible speech, demonstrated at the Philadelphia World's Fair, became a real sensation.

The first user was the Brazilian king Don Pedro, who tested the device right at the exhibition. He was just amazed, like the rest of the audience. Despite the fact that the sound was monstrously distorted, speech could be heard clearly at a distance of 250 meters.

Thomas Edison suggested addressing each other with a special word - "hello", that is, "hello." The Russian people quickly transformed him into "Hello".

Even the medieval Spanish conquistadors dreamed of how to connect the Northern and Southern continents of the American continent. The Panama Canal was laid at the mouth of the Rio Grande in 1880 (by analogy with the Suez Canal).

The legendary builder engineer Ferdinand Lesseps took part in its construction. It took more than thirty years for the first ship to pass through it. Construction was constantly hampered by errors in calculations, high-profile lawsuits associated with miscalculations.

At one time "Panama" was perceived as synonymous with large-scale scam. Things went faster when the United States got the right to build. The Cristobal was the first to cross the channel.

Stepan Senoval is known as the patron saint of horses. It was said that on August 15, the peasant should complete all work related to haymaking. The grass was growing, which had previously been mown, and therefore, it was required to remove it.
People observed natural phenomena, signs and analyzed them, because in this way it was possible to predict what the weather would be like in the period from 15 to 19 September.

In the church on August 15, the memory of St. Stephen is honored - the first martyr who was an adherent of Christian doctrine and came from the Jewish diaspora. According to legend, together with six co-religionists, it was Stephen who was elected from the deacon by the apostles and was supposed to maintain order and justice among the population. However, it must be said that in addition to this, Stephen also preached faith in Christ in Jerusalem.

Once in one of the synagogues, he argued about one of the speeches, as a result of which he was summoned to the court. True, it is not known whether Stephen died as a result of the sentence, or whether he was stoned to death after his release - in any case, he died a martyr's death. During his torment, he asked Jesus to take him to heaven and prayed for mercy on the murderers. By the way, August 15 marks the transfer of the relics of the martyr Stephen from Jerusalem to Constantinople.

In Russia, Stephen was also called the hayloft in honor of the end of haymaking work. The whole family on August 15 collected flowers, from which it was supposed to weave the so-called Stefan's wreath.

He was usually hung in a hut in a red corner, and when later someone fell ill, they tore off a bunch of herbs, and then brew them, believing, in accordance with the signs, that the spirit of a summer meadow is able to ward off all ailments. They believed that the power of the wreath was preserved until the next spring - until the very Illarion's Day, celebrated on April 10.

The custom was widespread on August 15 to water the horses through a hat, into which a silver coin was then placed and hidden in the stable (usually under a manger). They believed that this helps to make horses more docile, and the cattle itself is not afraid of evil spirits. Interestingly, the coin used in the ceremony was often inherited from father to son. Radish sowing was carried out on August 15 and re-sowing.

Folk omens for August 15

According to tradition, on this day, horses are supposed to be given blessed water by immersing any silver object in it. It was believed that this would help protect animals from evil spirits and diseases.

It was also the time of cutting the grass, which had already grown back. We tried to carry out work on August 15, which included sheltering hay from bad weather.

What the weather will be on Stepan - so will the whole of September

The frogs began to croak - it will rain

The frogs abruptly fell silent - expect a strong wind.

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Archeology Day in Russia

Archaeologists celebrate this professional holiday in their narrow circle. The science of antiquities is isolated from other sciences. It is according to her data that historical events are established, comparing with them the research of ancient written sources. At the same time, there are much more household materials than written sources. They started talking about Russian archeology only in the 19th century; Count Alexei Uvarov is considered its founder. The technology for carrying out excavations was also developed later, but it was the first excavations that laid the foundation for the science of antiquities. Nowadays, many expeditions open every summer. UNESCO established World Archeology Day on 17 July.

Birthday of the Republic of Tuva

In February 1999, a law on public holidays was approved in the parliament of the republic. The indigenous people (Tuvans) call their republic Tyva, but in Russian this name took root as Tuva, so in 2001 the Constitution was adopted, in which these names are considered to be equivalent. Adjectives come only from the word Tuva. The location of the republic is in the very center of Asia, in Southeast Siberia, on the border with Mongolia, Irkutsk, Khakassia, Altai, Krasnoyarsk.

The first inhabitants settled here more than 20 thousand years ago, the origin of the Tuvan nation is dated to the first millennium of our era. Previously, these territories were called Uryankhai, before the revolution they were part of the Yenisei province. After the end of the civil war, the People's Republic of Russia Tannu - Tuva (Vysokogornaya Tuva) was formed. In 1944, Tuva became part of the SSR as the Tuva Autonomous Region, then it was renamed the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, after the collapse of the Union in 1991, it was renamed the Republic of Tyva.

Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos

This holiday is celebrated in several religions. The Armenian Church celebrates the Assumption since the 5th century. Speaking about the death of the Mother of God, the word dormition is used - that is, falling asleep. A mysterious and magnificent event is celebrated with the ceremony of blessing the grapes, which is not associated with the holiday, but only timed to coincide with the holiday. The first harvest is brought to the temple as gratitude to the creator for the creation and gift of earthly goods to people. The vine is blessed three times during the service, the fruits are distributed to the parishioners. On the same day, the Dormition of the Mother of God is celebrated in Bulgaria, as well as among Western Christians.

Indian Independence Day

The holiday has been celebrated since 1947 and is the most significant day in India. India's independence from Great Britain was adopted under the country's first minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. The flag of the country's independence was raised with a huge crowd of people, and a new stage in the country's development began. In the early years, a military parade was also held; on this day, the same flag-raising ceremony is held in all major cities of the country, for more than 60 years. Speeches are made that mention the difficult path of the country, the governors are hosting festive receptions.

Mother's Day in Costa Rica

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August 15 in the folk calendar

Stepan-Senoval Day

Saint Stephen is a Christian martyr, a member of the Jewish diaspora. He served as a deacon along with 60 Christians, tried to maintain order and justice. In addition, he preached the word of God in Jerusalem, and came to a disagreement with the representatives of the synagogue. After the trial, it is not known exactly how Stefan died - either he was stoned by the crowd, or he was killed by a court order. In Russia, Stefan had another name - Senoval, since it is on these days that haymaking ends. The last stage of work took place - the grass that had grown after the very first hayfields was mowed.

The whole family gathered herbs that day so that they could weave a wreath of Stefan, bring it to the hut and hang it in the red corner. When someone close to her fell ill, the hostess brewed a bunch of grass and treated the patient. The power of the wreath remained until the spring festival of Hilarion. At Stefan, special attention was paid to horses. After bathing the horse, it must be brought to a forest spring and watered from a hat through a silver coin. From this, horses will become more docile, protect themselves from evil spirits. The coin was taken out of the cap and kept under the manger until the next year. It was inherited from father to son.

Historical events 15 August

Built Pieterhof (Peterhof) two decades after its first mention. Back in 1705, Peter I liked the idea of ​​the French king Louis XIV about a country residence. Peterhof was conceived as the Russian Versailles. There is evidence that Peterhof himself designed Peter 1. Peterhof was located at the intersection of roads to Oranienbaum, to the ferry crossing through Kronstadt. During the construction process, a special workshop for the processing of granite for construction was organized here - the Cutting Factory. The large palace, park, canal and small palaces with fountains were already built before the opening of the residence. There was also the Hermitage, trellis fences and other sights.

August 15, 1877- a proposal has been made to use the word "Hello" on the telegraph.

Alexander Bell's apparatus was called telephone ("tele" ("far") and "phono" ("sound")). The apparatus of visible speech, demonstrated at the Philadelphia World's Fair, became a real sensation. The first user was the Brazilian king Don Pedro, who tested the device right at the exhibition. He was just amazed, like the rest of the audience. Despite the fact that the sound was monstrously distorted, speech could be heard clearly at a distance of 250 meters. Thomas Edison suggested addressing each other with a special word - "hello", that is, "hello." The Russian people quickly transformed him into "Hello".

Even the medieval Spanish conquistadors dreamed of how to connect the Northern and Southern continents of the American continent. The Panama Canal was laid at the mouth of the Rio Grande in 1880 (by analogy with the Suez Canal). The legendary builder engineer Ferdinand Lesseps took part in its construction. It took more than thirty years for the first ship to pass through it. Construction was constantly hampered by errors in calculations, high-profile lawsuits associated with miscalculations. At one time "Panama" was perceived as synonymous with large-scale scam. Things went faster when the United States got the right to build. The Cristobal was the first to cross the channel.

Born on August 15

Walter Scott(1771 - 1832) - English writer in the genre of the historical novel.

Walter Scott's historical novels can be divided into two groups. One is devoted to the past of Scotland, the second to the history of England. In addition to his novels, Scott published 80 other authors in his own printing house, which he maintained for the development of literature, but not for the sake of profit.

Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev(1931) - Soviet composer.

The peak of popularity of the famous and beloved composer is associated with the songs for the film "Seventeen Moments of Spring", as well as the films "Irony of Fate". In total, he composed tunes for 132 films. In addition, his artistic legacy is 4 ballets, more than 100 romances and 4 operas, concerts of organ music.
Napoleon is a legendary figure. He took a firm place in history, giving his name to an entire era. The battles of Napoleon were included in military textbooks, and "Napoleonic Law" is at the core of the civil norms of Western democracies.

Napoleon I Bonaparte(1769 - 1821) - the legendary ruler of France, military leader.

It was not in vain that the future emperor received this title - he attracted a wide variety of people, possessing an incredible capacity for work, an excellent memory, and a sharp word. He was a real genius of military and state law. Promoted during the French Revolution, one of 13 children in the family of a petty aristocrat, he started out as a lieutenant in the army, and in 1804 was able to become emperor of France.

He is known as a reformer, the founder of the French bank, the Civil Code was adopted under Napoleon, the territory of the country expanded significantly. However, losing the war with Russia marked the beginning of the collapse of his empire. Napoleon abdicated the throne and was exiled for life to Saint Helena as a prisoner of the British. There is a version that the former emperor was poisoned on the island.

Valentin Varlamov(1934-1980 years) - the famous Soviet pilot, instructor of the space forces detachment.

Valentin Stepanovich himself was selected to the cosmonaut corps, being a renowned pilot, since the Great Patriotic War, however, due to a cervical vertebra injury, he had to leave the detachment. He remained at the cosmonaut training center and held various positions over the years.

Gianfranco Ferre(1944 - 2007) - famous fashion designer, nicknamed "Fashion Architect".

Ferret began his career as a fashion designer with leather goods - belts, accessories. Ferre's name became famous along with Armani and Versace. He structured fashion using his architectural background. His collections include red, black, white, gold blouses, refined lines, balanced proportions.

Name days August 15

Name days are celebrated on this day: Cyril, Plato, Vasily, Roman, Stepan, Ivan, Taras, Fedor

778 - In the battle with the Basques in the Ronseval gorge, a member of the campaign to Spain, the Frankish margrave Roland, who covered the withdrawal of Charlemagne's troops, was killed. Roland became the hero of the epic "Song of Roland"

1498 - During his third voyage H. Columbus discovered Grenada.

1519 - On the site of an Indian fishing village, the city of Panama was founded, whose name means "many, many fish".

1534 - Ignatius LOYOLA founded the Jesuit Order in Paris. He and six of his companions made a solemn vow to go to Palestine and plant Christianity among the Mohammedans. The attempt was unsuccessful, but Loyola went to the Pope with a request to create a new order, in which, in addition to the usual monastic vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, a fourth was added - the vow "to obey the Pope without complaint and blindly." Despite the flattering clause of the charter for the pope, the Jesuit order was officially recognized only six years later.

1537 - The capital of Paraguay, Asuncion, was founded by the conquistadors.

1723 - The summer residence of the Russian emperors, Peterhof, was opened.

1795 - A new currency has been introduced in France - the franc.

1808 - England's attempt to establish diplomatic and trade contacts with Japan failed - the shogun refused entry to the British delegation.

1810 - The Vendome Column was erected in Paris in honor of Napoleon's victories.

1811 - The Russian government approved the coat of arms of Bakhmut.

1832 - Pope Gregory XVI issued a bull condemning freedom of the press.

1843 - The Tivoli amusement park was opened in Copenhagen.

1848 - Waldo HUNCHETT of Syracuse, NY, patented a dental chair.

1866 - The University of Ottawa is founded.

1877 - On this day of the last century, when Thomas EDISON wrote a letter to the president of the Pittsburgh Telegraph Company, in which he argued that the best way to greet when communicating on the phone is the word "hello", which we transformed into "hello". The inventor of the telephone, Alexander BELL, proposed his own version - the word "ahoy", used when meeting ships. If his advice was accepted, we would yell, whisper (depending on temperament and mood) into the phone: "Hey, who is there?"

1888 - Six Norwegians, led by Fridtjof NANSEN, went on a ski trip to cross Greenland. Despite the difficult weather conditions, the six successfully covered the entire path and returned home in triumph next May.

1893 - International arbitration ordered the United States to pay Canada a $ 478,000 fine for fishing in Canadian waters.

1908 - In Prussia, women are allowed to enter universities.

1914 - The Panama Canal is officially opened.

1921 - In Geneva, under the leadership of the navigator Fridtjof Nansen, an international conference on aid to the starving Russia has begun.

1932 - During excavations in the Vatican, the ancient Roman "Road of Triumph" was discovered.

1935 - The swastika flag is approved as the state flag of Germany.

1936 - 733 priests were executed by the Spanish left.

1940 - Land and enterprises were nationalized in Bukovina occupied by Soviet troops.

1943 - By order of Mao Zedong, a purge began in the Chinese Communist Party.

1945 - Indonesia has declared itself an independent state.

1946 - At the plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU A. Zhdanov declared war on "groveling before the West."

1947 - In accordance with the law "on the independence of India" adopted in June by the British parliament, the country was divided into two states: the Muslim - Pakistan and the Hindu - the Indian Union.

1948 - After the elections to the National Assembly, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed, headed by President Lee Seung Man.

1956 - In the USSR, the presentation of the Lenin Prizes (instead of the Stalin Prizes) has been resumed.

1960 - The independence of the Republic of the Congo is proclaimed.

1972 - Ethiopia refused to participate in the Munich Olympics in protest against the participation of Rhodesia in it.

1990 - Victor CHOI died (born on 21.6. 1962 ), the leader of the "Kino" group.

1991 - The Bureau of the Presidium of the Central Control Commission of the CPSU, having considered a number of statements by the former member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU A. N. YAKOVLEV, aimed at splitting the CPSU and removing it from the political arena.

1992 - A new currency has been introduced in Azerbaijan - manat.

2002 - Japanese electronics company Fujitsi announced its intention to cut 2,100 jobs at four factories in the country.

2002 - In the United States, the deadline has expired during which nearly 700 of the country's largest companies must submit their financial statements to the Securities Commission. The owners of these companies must swear oath to assure the commission that their accounts are correct. Only half of the largest US companies swore to be honest.

2002 - The American airline National Airlines announced on Thursday its decision to carry all passengers on September 11 for a nominal $ 1 fee.

15 August in the history of football

August 15, 1992- the first matches of the English Premier League (EPL) were played - a tournament that replaced the first division of the English championship in the rank of elite. The first goal of the Premier League belongs to Brian Dean's boot. The Sheffield United striker managed to excel in the match with Manchester United already in the fifth minute.

August 15, 1993- 20-year-old Mark Schwarzer gave a heroic performance in the return leg of the play-off matches for the right to enter the 1994 World Cup between Australia and Canada. Schwarzer pulled out two hits on penalties and secured his country a pass to the next qualifying round. Two weeks earlier, the young goalkeeper had to make his debut for the Australian national team, replacing the remote Robert Zabika in the 17th minute. Despite how dignified and triumphantly inexperienced Mark withstood the super stressful conditions of his first games in the national team jersey, the coaching staff decided to leave him in reserve during the next final clashes with the Argentines. Australia lost on aggregate 1: 2.

August 15, 2009- Burnley defensive midfielder Graham Alexander, at 37, became the oldest debutant in the history of the English Premier League. On that day, in the first round match, his team met with Stoke City. Prior to that, Alexander had spent 14 seasons in English football as a professional, but never played in the top flight. At the end of the season, Burnley flew back to the Championship, and Alexander played 33 league games, scoring 7 goals. The following year, he became the team captain.

August 15, 2011 Swansea City made their debut as the first non-English club in Premier League history in their first round away against Manchester City. The team has played in the local league system since its founding in 1902, while being based in Wales. The Swans and their eternal rivals, fellow countrymen, Cardiff City had previously played in the top division of England in different years, but the Welsh clubs had not appeared in the Premier League established since the 1992/93 season. Swansea, led by Brendan Rogers, ended their premiere campaign in a respectable 11th place, surprising everyone with a confident and Spanish-style passing game.

Also born on this day:

• Dutch winger Boudewijn Senden
• Italian defender, guardsman and legend of Sampdoria
• Moreno Mannini
• Argentine goalkeeper Carlos Roa
• Moroccan-Dutch attacking midfielder Mubarak "Mbark" Bussufa
• English winger / midfielder Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain
• Spanish midfielder, one of three Real Madrid footballers to have played in all five first European Cup victories Jose Maria Sarrago