February 1, or Makar Day and Robinson Crusoe was found

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Zodiac Sign Aquarius

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Aquarius, February 1. Born on this day are not distinguished by their delicacy, but, despite this, they are harmoniously developed.

Dissatisfied with abstract solutions, they shock others with their ideas.

Persistent, strong-willed and self-confident, these people know when they are right and will not back down an inch.

They are mentally prepared for various circumstances and have an intuition that allows them to bypass any questions that are undesirable for discussion. Thus, despite their scandalousness, they manage to maintain friendly relations with others.

Individuals born on February 1 are energetic and youthful, but often impatient, like children.

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Aquarius men born on February 1: Harry Styles, Brandon Lee, Clark Gable.
  • can be proud of the following distinctive features:
  • inventive,
  • curious,
  • patient.
  • Aquarius, born on the first day of February, are energetic individuals, they, even at a fairly mature age, retain excellent physical shape, are attractive in appearance and look youthful.

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Aquarius women born on February 1Lauren Conrad, Lisa Marie Presley, Ronda Rousey.
  • characterized by such differences in nature:
  • easy to communicate,
  • independent,
  • good.
  • The Aquarius woman, whose birthday falls on the first day of February on the 1st, is looking for perfection in everything,
  • she is a wonderful wife and housewife,
  • a mother who loves her children.
  • This lady in her life is a little hindered by her vanity, although purposefulness and the ability to achieve a set goal compensates for this lack.


Main event

Robinson Crusoe was found

February 1, 1709

February 1: or Makar Day and Robinson Crusoe was found.

In 1709 on the island of Mas-a-Tierra archipelago Juan Fernandez, Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was discovered, he became the prototype of the hero Robinson Crusoe.

He lived more than 4 years as an outcast after he was landed on the island in the Pacific Ocean, 670 km from the coast of Chile.

By the time he was found, he had become a skilled hunter and could use the resources found on the island.

The story of  the Selkirk's survival was unveiled, and he became a source of inspiration for the writer Daniel Defoe in the book "Robinson Crusoe."


Holidays

Makar day

The first day of February among the Slavs was called Makar day. It determined the weather for a month and how early the spring whether come.

According to signs:

  • Makar day begins the end of the winter.
  • You will see drops? - believe in the early spring. 
  • Clear sunny weather foretells the early spring.
  • But if on Makar blizzard - then the whole Maslenitsa will be the same.

Also on February 1...


1709 - on the desert island of the Juan Fernandez archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, sailor Alexander Selkirk who became the prototype of Robinson Crusoe was found.

1814 - 10,000 copies of Lord Byron's Corsair were sold on the day of publication. And the world learned about "platinum" circulations.

1865 - US President Abraham Lincoln signed a congressional resolution amending the 13th amendment to the US Constitution on the abolition of slavery. This day is celebrated as a National Day of Freedom in the United States.

1891 - Kursk-Kharkiv-Azov railway is taken to the treasury (bought out from shareholders and becomes the state). The first chief of the road after her transfer to the treasury was a real State Councilor of Railway Engineers N.V. Vasiliev.

1901 - Clark Gable was born, American actor.

1923 - in Petrograd at 10 am in the house number 76 on the embankment of the r. Fontanka opened the first savings bank in the USSR.

1929 - The world premiere of the first film musical - "Broadway Melody" - took place in Los Angeles.

1941 - Anatoly Firsov was born, a Soviet hockey player, one of the best forwards in the history of hockey (died 2000).

1965 - Brandon Lee was born, American actor, master of martial arts (he died tragically during production of the film "The Crow" in 1993).

1967 - Meg Cabot was born, an American writer, author of children's and love novels, one of which, ''The Princess Diary'', produced the same-name film by Walt Disney's studio.

1973 - For the first time in its history, the London Stock Exchange allowed women brokers to bid.

1992 - The Russian-American Declaration on the End of the Cold War is signed.

1994 - Schengen agreements entered into, signed by the EU countries and providing a full freedom of movement of citizens between the member states of the European Union.

2003 - during landing at the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (FL), The American shuttle ''Columbia'' exploded. All seven crew members were killed, including the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.

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