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24 January
Dates in History
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1953—Yury Bashmet, viola-player, is born. Bashmet is a National Artist of the USSR and leader of a chamber ensemble “Soloists of Moscow”.
1918—Council of People's Commissars ratifies a decree about implementing Gregorian calendar throughout Russian Republic. | People go to sleep on January 31, and then wake up on February 14. 
1848—Vasily Surikov, painter, is born. | One of the most famous Russian XIX century painters. His most known paintings include “Morning of the Strelets’ execution”, “The Boyarynia Morozova”, “Suvorov`s crossing through the Alpes in 1799”, and others. 
1722—Peter the Great issues a Table of ranks. | The Table of ranks defines officials service order. It fixes 14 ranks (classes, the 1st is the highest) in three categories: military (army and navy), civil, and courtiers. The Table of ranks is modified several times during its existence, and is cancelled after the Revolution of 1917. | |||
