The Foreign Legion was created by Louis-Philippe on March 9, 1831. Ludovic MARIN / AFP
Today we celebrate Sainte-Françoise.
We are 68e day of the year and we celebrate Sainte-Françoise. Born and died in Rome (1384-1440), belonged to the great nobility, like her husband. Widowed, she retired to the convent with the Oblates of Saint-Benoît.
The sun rises two minutes earlier at 7:19 a.m. and sets two minutes later at 6:45 p.m. On the weather side, a rainy but mild weather is to be expected in France.
Some March 9
1309: the Bishop of Bordeaux becomes Pope Clement V and settles in Avignon
1796: Napoleon Ier married Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie known as Joséphine de Beauharnais
1831: Louis-Philippe creates the Foreign Legion
1919: first post-war international football match, France and Belgium draw 2-2
[1945:releaseofthefilm”children of paradiseby Marcel Carne
1959: creation of the Barbie doll
2015: the collision between two helicopters during the filming of a reality TV show in Argentina causes the death of ten French people, including the three athletes Florence Arthaud, Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine
2023: death of singer Marcel Amont, star of the music hall, at the age of 93
some birthdays
Jean-Pierre Chevènement, politician born in 1939
Juliette Binoche, actress born in 1964
Valérie Lemercier, actress born in 1964
The saying of the day
“Laughing Mars, despite the showers, secretly prepares for spring.»