December – commemorations and anniversaries – 2013

December 1st, 2013 Sections: The Year in Kyrgyzstan

Calendar

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, (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. 

 

Dec 1st

Dec 2nd

  • International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Dec 3rd

  • International Day of Disabled Persons
  • 1937 - Birth of T. Seitaliev, the opera singer, Kyrgyz national actor
  • 1959 – Death of the poet and playwright Mindin Alybaev

Dec 4th

Dec 5th

  • International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
  • 1912 – Birth of the statesman Abdynasyra Elebesova
  • 1936 - The Kyrgyz Autonmous Soviet Socialist Republic becomes the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic (KSSR)
  • 1932 - Birth of Sovietbek Dzhumadylov, Kyrgyz national actor
  • 1945 – First Hydroelectric power station in the Alamedinskogo cascade came into operation

Dec 6th

  • 1918 – Belevodskiy revolt begins
  • 2006 – A US serviceman fatally shot a civilian at the US air base in Kyrgyzstan “in response to a threat.”

Dec 7th

Dec 8th

  • Television and Radio Day (Professional Holiday)
  • 1991 – CIS (The Commonwealth of Independent States) established

Dec 9th

 Dec 10th

Dec 11th

Dec 12th

  • The Day of Kyrgyz Literature
  • 1912 – Birth of the politician and statesman Abdy Suerkulov (according to the Julian Calendar.)
  • 1912 – Opening of the Pishpek gymnasium – the first secondary school in Kyrgyzstan.
  • 1928 – Birth of the writer and diplomat Chinghiz Aitmatov
  • 1950 – Death of the poet Alykul Osmonov

Dec 13th

  • 1937 – Birth of the Aga Khan
  • 1994 – Opening of the first trolleybus line in Naryn.

Dec 14th

Dec 15th

  • International Tea Day
  • 1934 – Birth of the poet and critic Kachkinbai Artkybaev
  • 1990 - Jogorku Kenesh adopts the Declaration on Kyrgyzstan’s Sovereignty

Dec 16th

  • Beethoven’s Birthday
  • 1991 – Turkey is the first country to formally recognize Kyrgyzstan as an independent state
  • 2001 – The first contingent of American servicemen arrive to open the base at Manas Airport

Dec 17th

  • 1928 – Birth of the opera singer and Kyrgyz national actress, Salima Bekmuratova

Dec 18th

Dec 19th

Dec 20th

Dec 21st

  • 1934 – Birth of the writer Osken Danikeev
  • 1991 - Kyrgyzstan signs the Almaty Declaration and becomes a member of the CIS, (Confederation of Independent States)

Dec 22nd

  • Energy Workers’ Day (Professional Holiday)
  • 1920 - Decision to build the first hydroelectric power stations in Kyrgyzstan

Dec 23rd

  • 1941 – Birth of the playwright Kazat Akmatov

Dec 24th

  • 1979 – Soviet Troops deploy to Afganistan
  • 1995 – President Akaev is elected for a second term

Dec 25th

  • Christmas (Western)
  • 1902 – Birth of the composer Vladimir Vlasov
  • 1912 – Birth of the politician and statesman Abdy Suerkulov (according to the Gregorian Calendar.)
  • 1927 - Birth of I.Derkimbaeva, the opera singer, Kyrgyz national actress
    1932 - Birth of poet, S.Shatmanov

Dec 26th

  • 1530 – Death of Babur
  • 1864 – Birth of the Soviet politician Turar Ryskulov
  • 1926 – the first turbine of the Alamedin power plant commences operation

Dec 27th

  • Day of the Passport and Visa Service of Kyrgyzstan  (Professional Holiday)
  • 1932 - the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR adopted a resolution “On establishment of a single passport system to the USSR” and mandatory residency passports.

Dec 28th

  • 1918 – Belevodskiy revolt ended

Dec 29th

Dec 30th

  • 1877 - Resettlement of Uighurs and Dungans from China to Kyrgyzstan has begun
  • 1993 – Death of the actress B. Kydykeeva (or Jan 15th 1994?)

Dec 31st

  • Customs Day  (Professional Holiday)
  • 1917 – A mass meeting of citizens in Oak Park – leading to the formation of the “Society of December 31, 1917” and the Red Guard Detatchements

 

Notes

 

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