It is the 179th day of the year, and we are celebrating Saint Irenaeus of Lyon. Born in 130 in Smyrna (Turkey) died in 202 in Lyon, city of which he was bishop for 34 years, he is considered the first Christian theologian. His main work is "Adversus haereses" ("Against Heresies"). On the weather side, sunshine is expected over almost the entire country. The sun rises as the day before at 05:51 and sets one minute earlier at 21:56.
Some 28 June
1635: colonization of Guadeloupe by the French
1907: birth of polar explorer Paul-Emile Victor (died March 7, 1995)
1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo
1919: Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ends the First World War
1940: The British government recognizes General de Gaulle as "Leader of the Free French"
»1948: Rupture between Yugoslav leader Tito and Stalin
1971: the Council of Paris confirms the demolition of the Halles de Baltard
2002: death of actor François Périer
2004: death of Georges de Caunes, journalist and radio and television host
2016: Triple suicide bombing at Istanbul's Atatürk International Airport kills 45
2019: The European Union and the Mercosur countries (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) conclude a comprehensive trade agreement after twenty years of negotiations
2019: France beats its absolute temperature record at 46°C in Vérargues (Hérault)
2022: Yaël Braun-Pivet becomes the first woman to preside over the National Assembly
Some birthdays
Mel Brooks, master of Hollywood comedy, born 1926
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi founder of Grameen Bank, pioneer in microcredit and Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in 1940
Anny Duperey, actress born in 1947
Jean-Christophe Rufin, writer born in 1952
Cali, singer born in 1968
Florian Zeller, screenwriter and director born in 1979
The saying of the day
«The day of St. Irenaeus is one of the most beautiful of the year»