A year ago on the front page of “Sud Ouest”
To find and view all the front pages of “Sud Ouest” since 1944: Click here.
In the calendar
Saint-Maurice Patron saint of dyers. After refusing to kill Christians with the Theban legion he commanded, Maurice became a martyr in Switzerland around 290. The Mauritius are helpful and sincere. Their color: purple. Their number: the 7th.
It happened on September 22nd.
1968 The relocation of the Abu Simbel temples in Egypt is complete. 1980 Start of the Iraq-Iran conflict. 1980 Foundation of the Solidarnosc trade union. 1981 Inauguration of the Paris-Lyon TGV. 1992 Floods in Vaison-la-Romaine and northern Vaucluse, which left 37 dead and 5 missing. 1994 Discovery in Ethiopia of the oldest hominid (4.4 million years old). 2007 Death of Marcel Marceau, known as Mime Marceau, actor and mime.
2018 Signing of a historic agreement between China and the Vatican which gives both parties a say in the appointment of bishops.
They were born on September 22nd
Ségolène Royal, French politician (1953), Benoît Poelvoorde, Belgian actor (1964), Emmanuel Petit, French footballer (1970), Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer (1976), Cœur de pirate, Canadian singer (1989).