Today, on December 3, at the initiative of environmental activists
in many countries around the world, events are taking place on the occasion of the International Day Against
against Pesticides, UNN reports.
On the night of December 3, 1984, in the Indian city of
Bhopal, India, a tank exploded at a pesticide plant. According to official data,
500 employees of the enterprise were killed. Another two thousand people died in the following weeks due to chemical
died in the following weeks.
According to unofficial statistics, the victims of the Bhopal tragedy,
which is called one of the largest man-made disasters of the twentieth century, were
more than 20 thousand people.
The purpose of today's event is to draw public attention
to the problems caused by the production and use of toxic
chemical compounds.
Since 1998, the third of December has been celebrated as the Day of Computer
graphics.
The event was initiated by one of the American
companies. And the date of the celebration was chosen not by chance - in honor of the abbreviation for three-dimensional graphics (3D).
The number 3 and D stand for December (which is translated from English as December).
You can still join the Ice Skating Day today.
The event was initiated by the International Skating Union to
to popularize ice skating as an active form of recreation and a way to
sporting achievements.
According to the church calendar, today is the Day of Remembrance of St. John the
the Silent One.
He was born into a wealthy family in the sixth century. After
After the death of his parents, John gave away all his possessions to the poor, became a novice at the monastery of St.
Sava in Jerusalem, and took a vow of silence.
Later, he left the monastery and secluded himself in the desert. He had
the gift of healing and prophecy. He lived to be 100 years old.
Name days on December 3 are celebrated by Ivan, Andriy, George, Mykola,
Sava, and Xenia.