TODAY - June 2


NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: JUNE 2

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day in here in Belgium 8 hours and 15 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 16 hours and 13 minutes – from 05.34 to 21.47.

See more – also in English – about where you are:  www.dagenslaengde.dk

TODAY’s NAME:

This day’s name is MARCELLINUS’ DAY.  The Christian Roman citizen Marcellinus Exorsista was because of his faith beheaded in year 304 AC during the reign of emperor Diocletian.



The legend says that when his remains later were moved to Müllenheim blind and deaf people and people with other physical handicaps were cured on that spot.



In Belgium the day’s name is almost the same – SAINTS MARCELLIN ET PIERRE – about two – not just one – Christian, who were killed in Rome in 304.



TODAY’s EVENT:

1992:  In a referendum the Danes voted NO to the EU Maastricht Treaty.  50,7 % voted no, and 49, 3 % voted yes.



TODAY’s QUESTION:

Casanova – where does that word come from? And it means?
Giacomo Casanova (1725-98) was an Italian from Venice. He described in details life in Europe in the 18th century. And he is in particular known for being a very active “womanizer”.  That is why his name today is used to describe exactly that – men who are very successful with women.

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Black sheep – where does that expression come from? And what does it mean?

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TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

War is the continuation of politics with violent means.

            This was said by the Prussian officer and military writer Carl von Clausewitz.

2.  Today’s quote:

        In order to understand a good poem you have to be able to write a bad one   yourself.
            Who among today’s persons has said that?



3.  Famous people born on this day:

1740:  Marquis de Sade  ( died 1814 )

1857:  Edward Elgar  ( died 1934 )

1904:  Johnny Weissmuller  ( died 1984 )


1946:  Inga Nielsen  ( died 2008 )



4.  Famous people died on this day:

1882:  Giuseppe Garibaldi  ( 75 years )

1974:  Tom Kristensen  ( 81 years )

1990:  Rex Harrison  ( 82 years )



Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  
www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   +  EUROPE-AT-WORK   www.europe-at-work.be

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