TODAY - July 11

NIELS’ SUMMER GREETINGS
ON: JULY 11

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 25 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 17 hours and 9 minutes – from 04.45 to 21.55.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today’s name is JOSVA’s DAY. He was the one who according to the old testament followed Moses and took the Jews to the Holy Land. Later he was Moses’ successor.

This day is also the United Nations’ international Population Day.

In Belgium the day’s name is:  SAINT BENÔIT – after Benedict of Nursia in Central Italy. He lived in the years 480-547.  He founded the Benedict order.

TODAY’s EVENT:

1995:  The Serbian massacre in Srebrenica took place under the leadership of Ratko Mladic.

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Ladbergen:   where is that?  And what is a key historical event linked to this place?


This is small German town in Nordrhein-Westfalen - just between the cities of Osnabrück and Münster. In the centre of town you find a very old and very nice hotel called Gasthaus zur Post. Apart from having used it many times on our way to and from Denmark, then this Gasthaus is historically very famous. It was here the Thirty Years' War ended in 1648. Or more precisely: the peace negotiations between the protestants (from Osnabrück) and the catholics (from Münster) met here for the first time. The fact that the Gasthaus is exactly 25 km from each of the two enemy cities was a good basis for the final compromise.

Later the Peace Treaty was sign in the City Hall in Münster.

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Sandwich - what's the history of that word? And what is it?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:
        Of the women I have fancied in my life I in particular remember their eyes and
             their voice.

             This was once said by the French author Marcel Proust.

2.  Today’s quote:

        Social conversation is the art to think about something important, while you
             at the same time say something unimportant.

             Who among this day's persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1767:  John Quincy Adams  ( died 1848 )

1912:  Sergiu Celibidache  ( died 1996 )

1920:  Yul Brynner  ( died 1985 )

1927:  Herbert Blomstedt

1934:  Giorgio Armani

1990:  Caroline Wozniacki

4.  Famous people died on this day:

1937:  George Gerschwin  ( 39 years )

1989:  Lawrence Olivier  ( 82 years )



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

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