We are the 82nd day of the year and we celebrate Saint-Victorien.
Christian governor of Carthage, he refused to imprison his co-religionists and died as a martyr in 484. Today is also the start of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting in Islam.
The sun rises three minutes earlier at 6:49 a.m. and sets one minute later at 7:06 p.m.
On the weather side, the temperatures are mild and the rain falls in the North-West.
Some March 23
1842: death of Stendhal, author of “
Le Rouge et le Noir
” and “
La Chartreuse de Parme
”
1884: the Waldeck-Rousseau law recognizes professional unionism
1918: first firing on Paris of the “
Grosse Bertha
”, German 420 mm mortar
1972: death of fashion designer Balenciaga
1983: President Reagan introduces IDS, a new defensive strategy, better known as “
Star Wars
”
1988: In Nicaragua, ceasefire agreement between the Sandinista government and the “
contra
”
1998: the film "
Titanic
" crowned best film of the year 1997 by obtaining eleven Oscars, equals the record of "
Ben Hur
" in 1960
2009: the Indian group Tata launches the Nano, the cheapest car in the world, at less than 2000 dollars
2018: terrorist attacks in Carcassonne and Trèbes (Aude) claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State leave four dead, including Gendarmerie Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, and fifteen injured
2019: Arab-Kurdish forces aided by the United States proclaim in Baghouz in Syria the end of the "caliphate" of the Islamic State (IS) group
some birthdays
Michael Haneke, Austrian director born in 1942
Plantu, designer born in 1951
Pierre Palmade, humorist born in 1968
Judith Godrèche, actress born in 1972
The saying of the day
The saying: "
If it rains in Saint-Victorien, you can surely count on good hay
"
