On this date, an ancient Egyptian festival known as The Burning of the Lamps is celebrated in Sais, Egypt.
In Pre-Christian times, the festival of Fors Fortuna was celebrated annually on this date in Rome to honor and recieve favorable blessing from the Goddess Fortuna.
A sun god festival known as Inti Raymi was celebrated on this date by the ancient Incas of Peru. Llamas were ritually slautered and their entrails were used by priests for divining the future.
In 1950, Reformed Alexandrian Witch and author Janet Farrar was born in London, England.