We are the 86th day of the year, and today we celebrate Habib.
Saint Habib was born in Iraq, where he died in 322. He preached in the countryside and was convicted of proselytism and burned alive.
The sun rises two minutes earlier today, at 7:41 a.m., and sets one minute later, at 8:12 p.m.
In terms of weather, violent gusts are expected in France, from the coasts of Brittany to the Mediterranean.
Some March 27
1797: birth of the poet Alfred de Vigny (died September 17, 1863)
1871: Scotland beat England in the first ever international rugby match
1927: birth of cellist Mstislav Rostropovitch (died April 27, 2007)
1942: departure from Compiègne for Auschwitz of the first convoy of Jews from France
1977: two Boeings collide at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people.
It is the biggest air disaster in history.
1996: seven French monks of the Cistercian order are kidnapped in their monastery in Tibéhirine, south-west of Algiers and then murdered
2002: a shooting at the town hall of Nanterre leaves eight dead and around twenty wounded among the municipal council
2004: France achieves the Grand Slam in the Six Nations Rugby Tournament by beating England (24-21)
2016: death of historian and academician Alain Decaux
some birthdays
Michel Guérard, chef born in 1933
Quentin Tarantino, American director born in 1963
Kad Merad, actor born in 1964
Nicolas Duvauchelle, actor born in 1980
The saying of the day
The saying: “Dappled sky, wind will blow”
