The banking profession has always been considered very prestigious and profitable. However, only the initiates know what a complex and painstaking work lies behind the apparent simplicity and regularity, because the modern banking sector is high technology, enormous flows of information and a huge responsibility. Banking employees know firsthand what extracurricular activities are, tight deadlines, reporting, etc.
In the late 1950s, internal conflicts in Laos led to a civil war, which the United States and North Vietnam subsequently intervened in. The civil war ended in 1973 with the signing of a peace agreement. In December 2, 1975, King of Laos Savang Vathan abdicated the throne under pressure from the People’s Liberation Army, which violated the terms of the peace treaty and took control of the country. Thus, with the direct support of the countries of the socialist camp, the Lao People's Democratic Republic was formed.
The UAE began its independence on December 2, 1971, when six emirates united into a federation and proclaimed themselves an independent state by the United Arab Emirates. The seventh emirate joined the UAE a year later. Just during this period, an incredible jump in oil prices occurred, which gave a tremendous economic impetus to the development of the state.
On this day of 1949, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention aimed at combating trafficking in persons and against the exploitation of prostitution by third parties. As the UN Secretary General noted on the day the Convention was adopted, modern forms of slavery continue to flourish due to discrimination, social inequality and the vulnerability of people, which is exacerbated by poverty.
According to the national calendar, December 2 (according to the old style on November 19) is the day of remembrance of St. Obadiah, which according to legend is the patron of family well-being and household. In order that all evil spirits could not get into the house, on the day of the name day of Avdiy the Guardian it is customary to knock on door jambs and window frames with an ax ax. In addition, on Avdey, the ancestors tried not to leave the house in order to protect themselves from the common cold.
1409 year - The opening of the University of Leipzig, which is currently the second oldest in Germany (after the University of Heidelber). The opening of the university occurred as a result of the Hussite movement, which reached the teachers and students of Charles University in Prague. Students and teachers moved to Leipzig and almost immediately resumed the work of the faculties.
1804 year - the proclamation of Napoleon Bonaparte as emperor of France, which was the result of his popularity as a military general. In 1799, Napoleon dispersed the Directory and representative bodies, proclaiming a consular regime. In 1800, the constitution was approved. In 1802, Napoleon managed to pass a decree through the Senate, securing his authority for life, and in 1804 he became emperor of France.
1805 year - defeat of the allied forces in the battle of Austerlitz. This battle was a decisive battle and went down in history as the “battle of the three emperors” (Napoleon I, Alexander I, Franz II). The battle took place near the town of Slavkov u Brno, currently located in the Czech Republic. The Russian army was under the command of M.I. Kutuzov and together with the 25 thousandth army of the Austrians had a numerical advantage over the French. However, this did not help the Allies win. After the defeat, Austria withdrew from the anti-French coalition, and Russia continued the war as part of the Fourth coalition.
1902 year - A strong earthquake in Uzbekistan, the magnitude of which reached 6.7-9 points. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Andijan, in which many architectural structures were destroyed.
1920 year - conclusion of the Alexandropol Treaty - a peace treaty between Turkey and Armenia, which marked the end of the Armenian-Turkish war. The military conflict lasted from September to December 1920 and ended in the defeat of the Armenians. According to the peace agreement, the Turks gained control over the entire territory of western Armenia. The rest of the territory was controlled by Russian troops.
1942 year - obtaining a controlled nuclear chain reaction. The Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi began working on the topic of the chain reaction in a special uranium-graphite medium since 1939. Since 1941, a number of experiments were carried out to measure the neutron flux. The result of these studies was to obtain a neutron multiplication factor exceeding unity, which suggested the possibility of obtaining a chain reaction in a large uranium-graphite lattice and served as the beginning of the development of a nuclear reactor. The construction of the reactor ended on December 2, 1942, and a unique invaluable experiment was immediately carried out on it, which showed the process of self-sustaining chain reaction.
1971 year - The first soft landing on Mars, which was carried out by the landing module "Mars-3", developed by the NGO Lavochkin.
1990 year - the manned spacecraft with the Soyuz TM-11 international crew launched to Mir station. This flight was called the first commercial flight, as among the crew was a Japanese journalist Toyohiro Akiyama, who broadcast regular television and radio reports to Earth. In addition to him, astronauts Musa Manarov and Viktor Afanasyev were on board.
1992 year - the first sms message was created and sent. The message was sent in the UK from a computer to a mobile phone running on the GSM network.
Joseph bell (1837-1911) - Professor at the University of Edinburgh, a famous surgeon. He was closely acquainted with the writer Arthur Conan Doyle and became the prototype of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Joseph Bell possessed a versatile intellect; he was equally easily given both humanities and applied sciences. One of his most serious hobbies was the study of the effects of poisons on humans, which he regularly conducted in his own laboratory.
Georges Pierre Sera (1859-1891) - post-impressionist artist, creator of the new original painting genre "divisionism" ("pointillism"). Georges Cera was born in the capital of France into a wealthy family of lawyer. His new style in the visual arts was to use hue transmission through the fusion effect of small details - individual color dots merge into an unusual hue when viewing images from a distance. The most famous paintings are Sunday Day, Bathers in Agnier, Angelique at the Rock, etc.
Maria Callas (1923-1977) - American opera singer. She was a universal singer, working in the repertoire from classical operas to works by Puccini, Verdi and Wagner. The take-off of Maria Callas' career was accompanied by the appearance of long-playing records, as well as a good relationship with Walter Legge, a representative of a well-known record company.
Alexander Yakovlev (1923-2005 gg.) - Soviet public and political figure, one of the ideologists of the Soviet "perestroika". Since 1944 he was a member of the Communist Party, and in the period 1995-2000 he was the leader of the Russian Party of Social Democracy.
Gianni Versace (1946-1997) - Italian fashion designer. Under his own brand, clothes, cosmetics, perfumes, accessories, dishes, cars, furniture, and elite-class phones are produced. His career began with the help of his mother, the owner of a fashion store. Gianni helped to sew clothes, to select the necessary accessories, to supply fabrics from European capitals. The features of the clothing of his collections is the combination of the incompatible: aristocracy and rebellion, baroque and punk culture. His bright, defiant clothes did not leave anyone indifferent.
Lucy Lew (Born in 1968) - famous American actress. Popularity came to her after playing the role of Ling Vaugh in the series "Elia McBeal." For this role, Lucy was nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actress. In addition, she is known for her roles in the films "Charlie's Angels", "Chicago", "Kill Bill", "Kung Fu Panda", etc.
Francesco Toldo (Born 1971) - Italian footballer who played in the position of goalkeeper. From 1995 to 2004 he played for the Italian team. Club career began with the youth team “Milan” and “Verona”. Later he played in the clubs Trento, Ravenna, Fiorentina, Inter.
Britney Spears (Born 1981) - American pop singer, songwriter, actress. The debut album "Baby One More Time", released in 1999, at one point made it world famous. In total, Britney Spears currently has 7 albums released. Her work was awarded several Grammy awards as the best vocal female performance, the best vocal album, the best dance record.
Namedays are celebrated on this day: Alexander, Adrian, Benjamin, Valentin, Gregory, Gerasim, Dmitry, Denis, Ivan, Illarion, Ignatius, Constantine, Mikhail, Porfiry, Peter, Sergey, Fedor.
