TODAY - September 15

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: SEPTEMBER 15

New edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Denmark 4 hours and 49 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 12 hours and 46 minutes – from 06.47 to 19.33.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today’s name is ESKILD’s DAY. It is named after the monk Eskild. He was probably an Englishman, and he was by the church sent to Sweden to promote Christianity. Here he was stoned to death, and his dead body was pulled through the area until it went into many pieces. The legend tells that he – following a sign from heaven – was buried on the place, which today is called Eskilstuna. It happened in the year 1016.

The day’s name in Belgium is NOTRE-DAME DES DOULEURS.  It refers to Virgin Mary.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1959: Nikita Krustjov visits as the first Soviet leader ever the United States.

 

TODAY’s QUESTION:

Casanova  -  where does that word come from? And what does it mean?

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.  I believe you are a real Casanova!

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Paint the town red  -  where does that expression come from? And what does it mean?

EUROPE - DO YOU KNOW ?

Yesterday's European question was:

What is EUROPOL?  And how does it work?

This is the agency for police cooperation in the EU. It was created in 1993 and has its headquarters in The Hague in the Netherlands. It has a staff of about 1.000 persons. It is annually dealing with about 18.000 criminal cases, which cover more than one member state. It also publishes the list of EUROPE's MOST WANTED CRIMINALS.  And it has a few years ago started a special department to fight cybercrime.

To be a member of EUROPOL, you have to be a member state in the EU. As the United Kingdom decided to leave the EU, its membership of EUROPOL automatically came to an end.

The European question for tomorrow:

What is the cooperation called GALILEO in the EU?  And what does it deal with?

 

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

        Humour is what you do not possess the moment you try to explain what it is.

             This was once said by the Danish poet and humourist Finn Søeborg.

2.  Today’s quote:

        I never liked journalists. So in all my books they suffer a very painful death.

             Who among today's persons has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1857:  William Taft  ( died 1930 )

1876:  Bruno Walter  ( died 1962 )

1890:  Agathe Christie  ( died 1976 )

1894:  Jean Renoir  ( died 1985 )

1914:  Jens Otto Krag  ( died 1978 )

1925:  Helle Virkner  ( died 2009 )

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

       1945:  Anton Webern  ( 62 years )

1973:  Gustav 6. Adolf  ( 91 years )

            1978:  Willy Messerschmidt  ( 80 years )

            1980:  Bill Evans  ( 51 years )

            2006:  Oriana Fallaci  ( 77 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   +  EUROPE-At-WORK   www.europe-at-work.be

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