We are the 53rd day of the year and we celebrate Sainte-Isabelle. Born and died in Paris (1225-1270), sister of Saint-Louis, spent her life, single, in a small house near the convent of Longchamp which she had built for the Poor Clares.
The sun rises two minutes earlier at 7:49 a.m. and sets a minute later at 6:20 p.m. The saying: "Snow in Sainte-Isabelle makes the flower more beautiful".
- Some February 22 -
1848: first of three revolutionary days to overthrow the July monarchy
1900: birth of the Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel (died July 29, 1983)
1940: Tibet: enthronement of the Dalai Lama at the age of five
1945: an ordinance creates works councils
1960: Frenchman Jean Vuarnet is Olympic downhill champion at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics
1986: Ariane rocket launches the French Earth observation satellite, Spot-1
1987: death in New York of Andy Warhol, American artist, pope of Pop'art
2003: Roman Polanski's film "The Pianist" obtains seven César awards
2013: the film "Amour" by Michael Haneke and his actors Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant receive five awards at the César awards
- It's their birthday -
Miou Miou, actress born in 1950
James Blunt, British composer and author of “You're beautiful”, born in 1974
