Here is the ephemeris for February 15.
This date is marked by the birth of the future king of France Louis XV in 1710. Louis XV is the third son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy and Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy.
He acceded to the throne at the age of five, after the death of his great-grandfather Louis XIV, and remained there until his death in 1774. But it was not until 1743 that the king governed alone , on the death of Cardinal Fleury.
Louis XV is often described as a king oscillating between periods of greatness and moments of weakness, notably due to economic difficulties, scandals at court and diplomatic and military challenges.
His reign saw the emergence of important figures such as Madame de Pompadour, Montesquieu and the philosopher Voltaire.
Louis XV was judged harshly: unloved, considered a poor monarch, debauched.
He is today rehabilitated by historians, who judge his results to be positive and paint another picture of his personality.
Who is Saint Claude?
Saint Claude de la Colombière, celebrated on February 15, is a French Catholic saint born on February 2, 1641 in Saint-Symphorien d'Ozon, in Isère.
Claude de la Colombière is particularly famous for his role in devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, having served as the spiritual director of Saint Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, a nun visited by visions of the Sacred Heart.
He died on February 15, 1682 in Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire and was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1992 by Pope John Paul II.
On February 15, we also celebrate Claudette, Claudine, Georia...
Saying of the day
The saying: “Mid-February, mid-attic”.
The front page of Le
Figaro
on February 14, 2023
Foreign miners flock to the Franco-Italian border.
Figaro
What happened on February 15?
1954: Boris Vian writes the song “Le Déserteur” which will be performed by Mouloudji
1933: death of the American Pat O'Sullivan, designer and creator of Felix the Cat
1986: start of operation “Épervier” in Chad
1989: end of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan
1999: arrest of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan by a Turkish commando in Kenya
2006: death of Anna Marly, composer of the music for “Song of the Partisans” in 1942
2007: death of American composer Ray Evans, author of “Que Sera, Sera”
2013: in Russia, a meteorite disintegrates above Chelyabinsk, in the Ural region, injuring nearly 1,200 people
2020: an 80-year-old Chinese tourist dies in Paris from Covid-19, the first death linked to this virus reported outside Asia
Who was born on February 15?
Galileo, astronomer born in 1564
Louis XV, king of France born in 1710
Yves Cochet, politician born in 1946
Laurent Lantieri, plastic surgeon born in 1963
Axelle Red, Belgian singer born in 1968
Rachida Brakni, actress born in 1977