The ephemeris of July 2: in 1939, the birth of the Circuit des remparts d'Angoulême

The Angoulême "Circuit des Remparts" celebrates its 86th anniversary today! Stretching 1,279 meters in the city center, this unmissable event for classic car enthusiasts still brings together prestigious drivers and legendary cars for three days.

This year, the legendary race will take place on September 21, 2025. The traditional poster for the event was unveiled last February during the International Comics Festival. It pays tribute to Michel Vaillant, the pilot imagined by cartoonist Jean Graton in 1957.

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In the calendar

Saint-Martinien According to legend, Martinien was one of the jailers of Saint Peter. This is probably the reason why Pope Paschal I (died in 824) had his ashes transported to the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. The Martinien are generous and simple . Their color : yellow . Their numbers : 3 and 8 .

Saying of the day : “From July 2nd, no more wool or corsets.”

It happened on July 2nd

1900 Flight of the first airship, the Z-1, built by Count Zeppelin. 1904 Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq takes part in the 2nd Tour de France, he is the first Landais to participate in this competition. 1961 Suicide of the American writer Ernest Hemingway. 1966 First French nuclear test in the Pacific, in Mururoa. 1976 Reunification of the Vietnam.

1977 Death of the writer Vladimir Nabokov. 2011 Religious wedding of Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock. 2016 Death of the former socialist prime minister Michel Rocard. 2017 TF1 sets up its cameras in Vars (16) for the filming of a program, "120 days to get in shape", the 200 inhabitants have 120 days to lose weight and get back in shape.

Jacques Chancel, television and radio producer (1928), Line Renaud, singer (1928), Pierre Lescure, French journalist (1945), Martin Lamotte, French actor (1947), Flavie Flament, television presenter (1974).