Today is the 93rd day of the year and Holy Monday, the first day of Holy Week.
We also celebrate Saint-Richard.
Born in England in 1197, he died in 1253. This bishop of Chichester was a reforming prelate and a fighter against nepotism.
The sun rises two minutes earlier at 7:26 a.m. and sets two minutes later at 8:23 p.m.
On the weather side, the cold is spreading with morning frosts in the North.
Some April 3
1897: death of the German composer Johannes Brahms
1924: birth of American actor Marlon Brando (died July 1, 2004)
1933: first flight over Everest by two British planes
1942: clandestine publication of Paul Éluard's poem "
Liberty
"
1948: signing of the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe devastated after the Second World War
1973: first call from a mobile device made by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper
1990: Death of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan
2006: France Telecom's "
12
", the historic telephone information number, ceases to operate for good
2007: the French TGV sets the world rail speed record, reaching 574.8 km/h on the Eastern European high-speed line
2016: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) sheds light on the
"Panama Papers"
scandal , a vast scheme of tax evasion
some birthdays
Eddie Murphy, American actor and humorist, born in 1961
Blanche Gardin, comedian born in 1977
Grégoire, singer born in 1979
Augustin Trapenard, animator born in 1979
The saying of the day
“
If it rains on the third, it will rain all month.
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