TODAY - June 8

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: JUNE 8

New 2021 edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is here in Belgium 8 hours and 24 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 16 hours and 22 minutes – from 05.31 to 21.53.

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

TODAY’s NAME:

Today’s name is MEDARDUS’ DAY. He was a bishop in St. Quentin ( today in France ) and in Tournai ( today in Belgium ).  When he died in the year 545 he gave away all his property.

Medardus is the patron for French vineyards and for the brewers.

Old Danish weather warning for this day:  As the weather is today it will continue to be for the coming eight weeks !

The name of the day is the same in Belgium:  SAINT MÉDARD.  He lived in the years 456-545.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1783:  20 % of Iceland’s population is killed by a volcanic eruption.

TODAY’s QUESTION:

What is the special traffic service iCOYOTE?

This is a service, which in real time warns you about speed controls ahead of you ( fixed as well as mobile cameras ). It also informs you about traffic jams and accidents – and proposes to you an alternative route. Finally, it tells you about speed limits before they start.  It all happens in real time.  And it is fully legal.

The service was started in France in 2005, and it now works in 23 European countries, incl. France, Germany, Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Italy.

A subscription costs about 13 € a month. The first month is free.  And you can finalise the subscription at any time.

See more:  www.coyotesystems.eu

There are, of course, other similar services.  But as far as I know they do have all the same functions.

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

What is a LIGHT YEAR?

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

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

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

A man who loves a woman does not pay attention to her dress, but to the woman.  The moment he starts to comment her clothes his love is already fading.

This was said by the American author Henry Miller.

 

2.  Today’s quote:

As none of today’s persons has left great quotes you get one more by Henry Miller:

The biggest annoyance among the feminists is the man’s beard. Why?  Because that they cannot copy!

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1671:  Tomaso Albinoni  ( died 1751 )

1877:  Thorvald Aagaard  ( died 1937 )

1930:  Bo Widerberg  ( died 1997 )

1940:  Nancy Sinatra  - see photo below and listen to her song:

           These boots are made for walking

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

632:    Muhammed  ( 62 years )

1845:  Andrew Jackson  ( 78 years )

1906:  C.F.E. Hornemann  ( 66 years )

2006:  Bjørn Wiinblad  ( 88 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

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


Nancy Sinatra


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