Old New Year
The Julian calendar's New Year — observed informally across the Orthodox world. A second New Year's Eve, with less pressure and more grandmother food.
- Category
- Culture
- Observed in
Russia
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Full history →Notable · 2018
In the "Minneapolis Miracle", American football player Stefon Diggs caught a 61-yard (56 m) touchdown pass that secured the Minnesota Vikings' victory in the National Football Conference divisional playoff game.- 2026Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.
- 2024Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
- 2019A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.