Blackbeard’s almanac today, Thursday 25 November 2021.
The Saint of the day
Today is November 25th, Saint Catherine of Alexandria is celebrated. The name Caterina derives from the Greek net, which means pure, straightforward. Santa Caterina is the feast of young women as a husband.
The proverb
The proverb says: “For Santa Caterina keep the bundle ready”.
Born today
Giovanni XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, born in 1881, died in 1963), the baseball champion Joe Di Maggio (1914, died in 1999), the comedian Giorgio Faletti (1950, died in 2014), the actor Alessandro Momo (1956, died 1974), lawyer John John Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy jr., Son of President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, born in 1960, died in 1999), former volleyball player and now journalist Andrea Lucchetta (1962 ), Eluana Englaro (1970, died in 2009, known to have lived for 17 years in a vegetative state, until her death due to the interruption of artificial nutrition).
It happened today
On November 25, 1826, the first photograph in the world was taken. The image is blurry and dark and is believed to be the mother of modern photography.
In 1915 Albert Einstein wrote down in his notebook the famous field equations, the formula that contains the ultimate destiny of the Universe.
Since 1999, the UN has designated 25 November as the international day against violence against women. There are many initiatives aimed at raising public awareness on this issue.
The phrase
Richard Bandler said: “If you are serious, you are stuck. If you can laugh at a thing, you can also change it. ‘
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