Il y a 126 ans, Marie Curie donne naissance à sa première fille Irène (1897-1956). Elle suivra les pas de ses parents et travaillera aux côté de sa mère. Avec son époux, elle s'intéresse à la radioactivité artificiel, ce qui lui vaudra un Prix Nobel avec son époux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZ_Hz3Nua0
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#OnThisDay in 431, Theodosius II dissolved the Council of Ephesus due to its many dissensions (PG 84.625-626)

The Catholic feast of Paphnutius of Thebes, a disciple of Anthony the Great who battled Arianism, is held #OnThisDay

The feast of Protus and Hyacinthus, hermit brothers martyred in Rome under Valerian or Gallienus, is held #OnThisDay

The feast of St Aubert, 8th century bishop of Avranches and founder of Mont Saint-Michel, is held #OnThisDay

The feast of Theodard, 7th c. bishop of Maastricht, murdered while protesting noble plundering, is held #OnThisDay

Perhaps #OnThisDay in 506, bishops of Visigoth Gaul met at the Council of Agde, presided over by Caesarius of Arles

#OnThisDay in 210BC, Qin Shi Huang died perhaps from self-inflected poisoning while searching for the Elixir of Life. He had risen from King of Qin to become the first emperor of China by conquering all of the Warring States

The feast of Ciaran, one of the Twelves Apostles of Ireland and the first abbot of Clonmacnoise in the sixth century, is celebrated #OnThisDay

Happy 1638th Birthday to Honorius, who was born #OnThisDay in 384 in Constantinople... history does not remember his reign all that fondly, even if he had little control over it...

#OnThisDay in 364, Valentinian I and Valens banned the performance of divination and sacrifices during the night (CTh IX.16.7)

After a purge of the extended imperial family, Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans declared themselves Augusti #OnThisDay in 337 at a conference in Pannonia

Happy 1807th/8th birthday to the Restorer of the World Aurelian, who was born in Sirmium #OnThisDay in 214/5

Around #OnThisDay in 9, Varus' legions were caught in a German ambush led by Arminius; Augustus never got them back

" #OnThisDay in 1854 during a cholera outbreak in Soho, physician John Snow removed the handle of the water pump on Broad Street. Snow had theorised that a contaminated water supply had caused the outbreak, rather than air particles as was commonly thought, and received permission to remove the handle to prevent people using the water. This is regarded as an important moment in public health and hygiene, and foundational for the field of #epidemiology ."

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Sergius I died #OnThisDay in 701; Justinian II ordered his arrest over Quinisext Council but local forces refused

Having escaped his defeat at Frigidus on 6 Sept, Arbogast wandered alone in the Alps before committing suicide perhaps #OnThisDay in 394

The feast of Clodoald, son of king Chlodomer who renounced the throne and became abbot of Nogent, is held #OnThisDay

The feast of Gratus, 5th century bishop of Aosta and participant in the 451 Synod of Milan, is celebrated #OnThisDay

Instigated by Ursicinus and Constantius II, Claudius Silvanus, Romano-Frank general and supposed usurper, was murdered #OnThisDay in 355