Postcard from Bishkek

People often ask me about how I keep track of all the special days and anniversaries that feature in my postcards … and the answer is that I try to keep a diary of them.

Actually, the diary has a lot of other entries … but here I have extracted the entries that have some specific connection with the International community or to Kyrgyzstan

I must confess that I am not that good at keeping it up to date … every time I come across a new date or Commemorative Day, then I should reach for the computer and load the diary file to make an addition … but more often than not I happen to be away from my desk and the computer and so the new entry gets put onto one side and eventually over looked.

Then again, we don’t know, (that is, I can’t find), all of the dates … as a result the selection is quite eclectic … there is a lot missing and sometimes, when I go back to look over the list, I ask myself, “why on earth did I include that entry?” … so,  if anyone wants to help me fill in the gaps I will be very grateful.

The entries take the form:

Date

• Public Holidays
• Special Days such as Professional Holidays
• International Commemorative Days – those officially recognized by the UN – which means they are normally marked in Kyrgyzstan
• Other miscellaneous anniversaries or commemorations
• The day in History – events connected with Kyrgyzstan, mainly Births and Deaths

Moveable feasts – where the dates change from year to year – are in italics.

 

Sep 1st

• Dehn Znaniye
• The First Day of Autumn
• Day of the Oil and Gas Industry (Professional Holiday) – First Sunday in September – this year 1st September
• 1939 – The opening of the Kyrgyz state. Medical Institute.
• 1953 – Birth of the writer Adbygany Erkebaev

Sep 2nd

• 1977 – Unveiling of the monument “Fighters of the Revolution.”

Sep 3rd

• 1949 – Death of the Kyrgyz General Ysakbek Moniev
• 1970 – Leonid Brezhnev visits Frunze
• 1977 – Frunze twinned with Ouagadougou (Republic of Upper Volta).
• 1979 – Death of the Kyrgyz writer Kasym Bayalinov
• 1980 – Creation of the Talas oblast

Sep 4th

• 1995 – Kyrgyzstan celebrates 1000 years of the Manas Epic
• Newspaper Carrier Day

Sep 5th

• 1941 – Birth of the poet, Toktosun Samudinov

Sep 6th

Sep 7th

• 1894 – Birth of the manaschi, Sayakbai Karalaev

Sep 8th

• International Literacy Day
• World Crane Day – commemorated on the second Sunday in September – this year 8th September

Sep 9th

• 1901 – Birth of Kasym Tynystanov
• 1952 – Death of the poet Nurkamal Djetykashkaeva
• 1963 – Death of the writer Uzakbai Abdukaimov
• Chrysanthemum Day (Japan)

Sep 10th

• 1901 – Birth of the poet, linguist Kasym Tynystanov who appears on 10 som banknote
  1941 – Birth of the scholar and literary critic, Kadyrkul Dautov
• World Suicide Prevention Day

Sep 11th

• 1935 – Birth of the film producer Tolomush Okeev
• 1991 – The newspaper “Chui Baiany” was first published in colour

Sep 12th

• 1908 – Birth of the surgeon Isa Akhunbaeva

Sep 13th

• St. Irakiliy’s Day – Orthodox
• 1918 – First Soviet regiment formed in Pishpek
• Programmers’ Day – 256th Day of the year

Sep 14th

Sep 15th

• Forestry Workers’ Day (Professional Holiday) – Third Sunday – this year 15th September
• International Day for Democracy

Sep 16th

• Day of the State Security Service  (Professional Holiday)
• International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
• 1911 – Birth of the Kyrgyz national poet, Kubanychbek Malikov

Sep 17th

• 1956 – Birth of Almazbek Atambaev, Kyrgyzstan’s fourth president

Sep 18th

• World Water Monitoring Day
• 2007 – Death of Dair Asanovich Asanov – Hero of the Soviet Union

Sep 19th

• 1934 – Birth of the former Prime Minister Apas Jumagulaov

Sep 20th

• Entrepreneurs’ Day (Professional Holiday)
• 1923 – Birth of the actress B. Kydykeeva (or Oct?)
• 1927 – Birth of the politician Sultan Ibraimovich Ibraimov

Sep 21st

• International Day of Peace
• World Day of Russian Unity
• 1941 – First performance by the Kyrgyz Drama Theater

Sep 22nd

• 1928 – Birth of Sultan Ibraimov – President of the Council of Ministers of the Kighiz SSR (Prime Minister)

Sep 23rd

• Day of the State Language in Kyrgyzstan  (Professional Holiday)

Sep 24th

•  Day of the Family, Peace and Agreement (Professional Holiday)
  
• 1989 – Law on Languages – declaring Kyrgyz as the Official Language

Sep 25th

• 1902 – Birth of the writer Kasymaly Baylinov
• 1907 – Birth of the writer Satkyn Sasykbaev

Sep 26th

• 1992 – Death of the actor and artist Suimonkul Chokmorov
• European Day of Lanuages

Sep 27th

• World Tourism Day
• World Maritime Day – Sometime in the last week – this year 27th September

Sep 28th

• Day of the Athlete and Professional Workers of Physical Culture and Sports (Professional Holiday) – last Saturday in September – this year 28th September
• World Rabies day
• International Right to Know Day

Sep 29th

• Blood Donors’ Day – Last Sunday (Professional Holiday) – this year 29th September
• Car workers’ Day – Mechanical Engineers’ Day – Last Sunday (Professional Holiday) – this year 29th September
• World Heart Day – last Saturday in September – this year 29th September
• International Coffee Day (1)

Sep 30th

• 1982 – Unveiling of the monument of  K.I. Skryabin
• Blasphemy Day

 

Notes

• Day of the Oil and Gas Industry (Professional Holiday) – First Sunday in September – this year 1st September
• World Crane Day – commemorated on the second Sunday in September – this year 8th September
• Forestry Workers’ Day (Professional Holiday) – Third Sunday – this year 15th September
• World Maritime Day – Sometime in the last week – this year 27th September
• Blood Donors’ Day – Last Sunday (Professional Holiday) – this year 29th September
• Car workers’ Day – Mechanical Engineers’ Day – Last Sunday (Professional Holiday) – this year 29th September
• World Heart Day – last Saturday in September – this year 29th September
  
• Day of the Athlete and Professional Workers of Physical Culture and Sports (Professional Holiday) – last Saturdayin September – this year 28th September

 

 

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