We are the 229th day of the year and we celebrate Saint-Armel, who evangelized Brittany in the 6th century. Many localities bear his name in Brittany.
The sun rises two minutes later at 6:47 a.m. and sets two minutes earlier at 9:02 p.m. The saying of the day: " The morning rain makes the pilgrim happy "
Some August 16
1949: death of American novelist Margaret Mitchell, author of " Gone with the Wind "
1951: death of actor Louis Jouvet
1960: proclamation of the independence of Cyprus
1977: death of Elvis Presley
1995: Air France's Concorde breaks the speed record around the world in a west-east direction
2005: 152 French people from Martinique killed in an air disaster in Venezuela
2018: death of American singer Aretha Franklin, queen of soul
It's their birthday
Pierre Richard, actor born in 1934
Sheila, singer born in 1945
James Cameron, Canadian director born in 1954
Madonna, American singer born in 1958
Eric Fottorino, journalist and writer born in 1960
Robin Campillo, director born in 1962
Clovis Cornillac, actor born in 1968
