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The ephemeris of this Thursday, May 25, 2023

2023-05-25T07:11:18.075Z

Highlights: Today we celebrate Hagia Sophia. Born in 1779 and died in 1865, she founded at the age of twenty the teaching congregation of the Sacred Heart, modeled on that of the Jesuits. The sun rises two minutes earlier at 5:59 a.m. and sets one minute later at 21:36 p.m., the sun is expected in the North, thunderstorms in the South. The saying of the day is: "In May, the swarms make the hay carts"


Today we celebrate Hagia Sophia.


It is the 145th day of the year and we are celebrating Hagia Sophia. Born in 1779 and died in 1865, she founded at the age of twenty the teaching congregation of the Sacred Heart, modeled on that of the Jesuits.

The sun rises two minutes earlier at 5:59 a.m. and sets one minute later at 21:36 p.m. On the weather side, the sun is expected in the North, thunderstorms in the South.

Some 25 May

1693: death of Madame de La Fayette, author of "The Princess of Cleves"

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1926: birth of trumpeter Miles Davis (died September 28, 1991)

1930: birth of seamstress Sonia Rykiel (died August 25, 2016)

1935: American Jesse Owens breaks three world records in less than an hour (long jump, 220-yard and 220-yard hurdles)

1946: Execution of Dr. Petiot convicted of 24 murders

1946: Jordan becomes independent

1952: Frenchman Alain Bombard leaves Monaco for the solo crossing of the Atlantic

1963: Foundation of the Organization of African Unity (now the African Union)

1977: George Lucas' first "Star Wars" film released in North America

2009: North Korea conducts its second underground nuclear test

2014: death of General Wojciech Jaruzelski, last Polish communist leader

2014: the National Front wins 24.85% of the vote in the European elections, well ahead of the UMP (20.80%) and the PS (13.98%)

2018: Irish overwhelmingly approve abortion liberalisation in historic referendum

2020: The death of George Floyd, a black American man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis, provokes anger against racism and "police brutality" across the United States and the world

Some birthdays

François Bayrou, politician born in 1951

Robert Combas, artist born in 1957

The saying of the day

«In May, the swarms make the hay carts.»

Source: lefigaro

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