EPHEMERIDE DU JOUR

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Le Saint du jour :

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Elisabeth. Mère du prophète Jean le Baptiste et épouse de Zacharie, elle est la cousine de la Vierge Marie.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Le dicton du jour :

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                " Quand il tonne entre Toussaint et Noël, l'Hiver est en retard ".

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ça s'est passé un 17 novembre :

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1796 : Bataille d'Arcole. Bonaparte donne la mesure de son audace et de son génie tactique.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1869 : Inauguration du Canal de Suez.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1917 : Mort du sculpteur Auguste Rodin.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1966 : Naissance de Sophie Marceau.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     1972 : Retour du général Peron en Argentine après 17 ans d'exil.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 1986 : Assassinat de Georges Besse, PDG de Renault, revendiqué par Action Directe.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1989 : Répression de la manifestation des étudiants à Prague.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1997 : En Egypte, 58 touristes étrangers et quatre egyptiens sont tués devant le temple d'Hatchepsout à Louxor par des militants de la Jamaa islamiya.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           L'actu du jour :

Le principal syndicat d'internes en médecine appelle à la grève ce lundi pour relancer les discussions avec le gouvernement sur la réforme de leur temps de travail. Les internes français passent 60 h en moyenne dans les hôpitaux, alors que la législation européenne impose une semaine de 48 heures maximum.