A YEAR AGO ON THE “SOUTH-WEST” FACE
On September 2, 2023, “Sud Ouest” offered its anti-burglary solutions. Southwest Archives
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In the calendar
Saint Ingrid: the granddaughter of the Swedish king Knut in the 13th century, she founded a monastery of cloistered nuns, where she died in 1282.Ingrids are active and resilient.Their color: verdant.Their picture: on the 7th.
It happened on September 2nd
1939 The general order of mobilization in France. 1940 The appearance of the first Citröen of 2 CV which was to be marketed only after the war.
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1973 Death of British novelist John Reginald R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. 1996 Claudie André-Deshays, the first French woman in space, returns to Earth aboard Soyuz-TM23. 2013 American Diana Nyad swims between Cuba and Florida on her fifth attempt and becomes the first to complete the crossing without a shark cage.
They were born on September 2
Régis Debray, French writer (1940). Jimmy Connors, former American tennis player (1952). Dominique Farrugia, French actor-director-producer known for his role in “City of Fear” (1962). Salma Hayek, Mexican actress (1966).