We are the 38th day of the year and we celebrate Eugenie.
Born in Lille in 1825, died in Paris on February 7, 1871, she founded the congregation of helpers of souls in purgatory.
The sun rises two minutes earlier at 8:13 a.m. and sets two minutes later at 5:57 p.m.
The saying of the day: "
All sowing must be over at Saint Eugenie
"
Some February 7
1812: birth of the English writer Charles Dickens
1986: life president Jean-Claude Duvalier leaves Haiti for exile
1992: signature of the Maastricht Treaty by the “Twelve” of the EEC
1999: death of King Hussein of Jordan
2005: British sailor Ellen MacArthur breaks the record for solo sailing around the world in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
2014: Opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia
It's their birthday
Christine Angot, novelist born in 1959
Rémi Gaillard, humorist born in 1975
