Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Also, Eisenstein died on the 11th of feb. > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 11:02:49 +0100 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Weird question - HELP! > > Hello B.D., > > 11th February : > Germany/Austria > 1902: King Milan II of Serbia died in Vienna > 1905: Premiere of Anton Bruckners 9th Symphony > > 1919 Friedrich Ebert became first president of the Weimar Republic > > 1942 The "channel dash" German battle sqaudron escape into the North Sea > > 1945 End of the Jalta Conference - of immense importance for post-war > Europe > > > France : > 1322 Charles IV murdered > 1650 Rene Descartes murdered > 1858 Bernadette Soubirous sees an apparition of The Virgin Mary in > Lourdes > 1879 Honore Daumier murdered > 1911 First night flight above Paris (Pilot Robert Grandseigne) > 1925: Aristide Bruant dies in Paris > 1926 Paul Bocuse born in Collonges-au-montd'Or > 1950 introduction of the guaranteed minimum wage (SMIG) > > A couple of British catastrophies > 1531 Henry VIII is recognized as the supreme head of the Church of England > 1975 Mrs. Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to lead the British > Conservative Party. > > Depends on your standpoint, none of these are particularly significant for > me, > maybe Jalta and Friedrich Ebert could be considered to be politically > important. > cheers > Douglas > > B. D. Colen wrote: >> Does any LUGGER know, or have any idea, what significance 11 February >> might have, particularly in German or French history? >> >> I realize this is a strange question - and I also realize it has nothing >> to do with Leicas or photography, but what the heck.... >> >> Thanks in advance - >> >> B. D. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >