Historical and Holiday Dates of the Kyrgyz Republic: March 2013

MARCH

1 – World Civil Defense Day
2 – 195 years since the birth of K. P. Kaufman (1818–1882), Russian engineer-general, honorary member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Governor-General of Turkestan
– 185 years since the birth of Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), Norwegian writer
3 – World Writer's Day
4 – Day of the Worker of the Judicial System of the Kyrgyz Republic
– 335 years since the birth of Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), Italian composer
6 – 85 years since the birth of Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1928), Colombian prose writer, Nobel Prize laureate
– 100 years since the birth of A. I. Pokryshkin (1913–1985), Marshal of Aviation, three-time Hero of the Soviet Union
7 – 135 years since the birth of B. M. Kustodiyev (1878–1927), Russian painter
8 – International Women’s Day
– 55 years since the opening of the Instrument Engineering Plant in Bishkek
10 – 60 years since the birth of T. Nurmanbetov (1953), poet, honored figure of culture of Kyrgyzstan
11 – 90 years since the birth of B. Orozaliev (1923–1987), Kyrgyz prose writer and translator
12 – 150 years since the birth of V. I. Vernadsky (1863–1945), Russian scientist
13 – 100 years since the birth of S. V. Mikhalkov (1913–2009), children’s poet
– 125 years since the birth of A. S. Makarenko (1888–1939), educator, writer
15 – World Consumer Rights Day
– 90 years since the birth of S. Tabyshelev (1928–1993), historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences
– 80 years since the birth of S. Namatbaev (1933–2001), writer, translator, honored figure of culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
16 – 80 years since the birth of E. Ibraev (1933–2005), people's poet, laureate of the State Prize of Kyrgyzstan named after Toktogul, laureate of the international award "Rukhaniyat"
– Day of Workers of Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan
– 105 years since the birth of B. N. Polevoy (1908–1981), Russian writer
18 – Day of the Paris Commune
– 85 years since the birth of Zh. S. Lailiev (1928–2009), Doctor of Economic Sciences, honored figure of science of Kyrgyzstan
21 – People's holiday Nooruz
– 245 years since the birth of French scientist, mathematician Jean Fourier (1768–1830)
– World Earth Day
22 – World Water Day
23 – World Meteorological Day
– Day of the Appraiser of the Kyrgyz Republic
24 – World Tuberculosis Day
26 – 75 years since the first performance of the musical drama by J. Turusbekov "Ajal orduna" (1938)
27 – International Theatre Day
– 105 years since the birth of V. A. Zakrutkin (1908–1984), Russian writer
28 – 145 years since the birth of M. Gorky (1868–1936), Russian writer
30 – 160 years since the birth of V. Van Gogh (1853 – 1890), Dutch painter

In March, the following anniversaries are celebrated:

– 100 years since the publication of the first issue of the magazine "Przhevalsky Rural Host" (1913), the first periodical in Kyrgyzstan
– 80 years since the birth of I. Ibragimov (1933), writer, scholar

In 2013, the following anniversaries are celebrated:

– 465 years since the birth of Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), Italian scientist, poet
– 75 years since the birth of opera singer V. Mukovnikov (1938–1995)

Here comes the month of March… March, the first month of spring, has many names, each more affectionate than the last: protalnik, kapelnik, vesnovey.

The name March comes from the ancient Romans in honor of the god of war Mars, who was once recognized as the protector of peaceful labor. In ancient times in Kyrgyzstan, it was called zhalgan kuran.