TODAY - September 13

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: SEPTEMBER 13

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 4 hours and 40 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 12 hours and 55 minutes – from 06.43 to 19.38.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today’s name is CYPRIANUS’ DAY. He wrote many of the very first descriptions of the Christian church and is there a very important source about those times. During emperor Decius’ persecutions of the Christians he was beheaded in the year 258 AC.

The day’s name in Belgium is SAINT JEAN CHRYSOSTOME – an archbishop in Constantinople. He lived in the years 349-407. He is considered to be one of the so-called church fathers. He was against all abuse of power – by the church as well as by the political authorities.  He lived himself a very ascetic life.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1993:  Israel and PLO make an agreement on peace at negotiations in Washington.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

The Neanderthal man - what is the history behind?

Just 12 km to the east of Düsseldorf you can visit your very old ancestor, the Neandertal Man.  He is more than 60.000 years old.

The village is called Mettmann and is very close to the motorway (Autobahn) from Wuppertal to Düsseldorf).   The valley is called Neandertal – created by the small river Düssel. It was named after the German priest, writer and painter Joachim Neander (1650-80), who loved to come to this valley.

It was here that some workers in 1859 found human bones, which were examined by specialists. They came from human beings who lived there about 60.000 years go. They got the name the Neandertal Men.

Afterwards the place where they were found was forgotten. And it was rediscovered only about 50 years ago.

Now you can visit a very interesting Neandertal Museum in the village. It illustrates in a very lively way the development of mankind over thousands, even millions, of years. And the explanations are in German as well as in English.

See more here:  http://www.neanderthal.de/en/  

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Taste blood  -  where does that expression come from?  And what does it mean?

 

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TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

        A woman's good reputation depends on the silence of several men.

             This was once said by the French actor and entertainer Maurice Chevalier.

2.  Today’s quote:

        A denial in diplomacy is a negative confirmation of news, which so far

              was only a rumour.

              Who among today's personalities has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1813:  Clara Schumann  ( died 1896 )

1860:  John Joseph Persching  ( died 1948 )  (“Black Jack”)

1874:  Arnold Schönberg  ( died 1951 )

1894:  J.B. Priestley  ( died 1984 )

1905:  Claudette Colbert ( died 1996 )

1916:  Roald Dahl  ( died 1990 )

1944:  Peter Cetera

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

        81:      Emperor Titus Flavius  ( 42 years )

             1321:  Dante Aligheri  ( 56 years ) 

             1598:  Philippe II of Spain ( 71 years )

             1949:  August Krogh  ( 75 years )

             1982:  Marcus Wallenberg Jr.   (  81 years )

 1998:  George Wallace  ( 79 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

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