September 30, or Competition of Balloons Pilots and Translation Day
Zodiac Sign Libra
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Libra, September 30. Born on this day, like no one else, are versed in seeking out the truth and its public demonstration. Truth for them is not a simple reflection of the phenomena and events of the surrounding world, but rather a guide to action.
They are the kind of people who are used to thinking carefully before opening their mouths, and although they sometimes get in the way of external impulsiveness, they are usually armed with strong arguments to support their opinion.
Revealing the truth, those born on this day do not hesitate to let it pass through themselves, no matter how negative facts they reveal.
Many of those born on this day are sincerely convinced that formal education is not always beneficial.
In the end, life experience often refutes even the most harmonious theories, they believe, not without reason, especially if scientific data have not been tested in practice.
It is usually very difficult to disagree with their arguments, as those born on September 30 are able to collect really impressive information to support what they are saying.
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Libra men born on September 30:
- possess the following distinctive features:
- courteous,
- popular,
- dreamy,
- shy.
- Libra men are the most faithful and devoted companions in life.
- They easily and unobtrusively create coziness and harmony in their surroundings, they are non-conflicting and agreeable, they love noisy companies and entertainment.
- Representatives of this constellation are pleasant to talk to, always friendly, benevolent and cheerful.
Libra women born on September 30:
- have the following nature differences:
- sociable,
- diplomatic,
- well-groomed,
- attractive.
- Libra women are wise and economical.
- At first glance docile and compliant, they invariably subordinate the course of events to their script.
- They exert great influence on their companions, giving them subtle advice and guidance.
- They like to control the situation and calculate all the risks before deciding on something.
Main event
The first international competition of balloons pilots started in Paris
September 30, 1906
The history of aeronautics has more than 200 years. In 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier were able to lift a thermal balloon into the air - a balloon filled with hot air. And the first international competitions of aerostat pilots started also in the homeland of aeronautics in France.
On September 30, 1906, a Goblet competition was held in Paris, organized by the American newspaper magnate James Gordon Bennet. 16 balloons took part in them.
Air races aroused great interest among the public. About 250 thousand spectators watched the start of the balloons. It was decided to make competitions annual. The main rules of the Goblet have not changed since the beginning of the 20th century. The winner is the pilot, who overcame the greatest distance from the starting point. The country, which stands for the winner of the Goblet, becomes the organizer of the competition for the next year.
The first winner of the Goblet was the American Frank Lam.
Every time the pilots set new and new records. So, in 1908, the Swiss aerostat stayed in the air for 73 hours. This achievement was not beaten until 1995.
The Goblet was interrupted during the First World War, but then again began to be held. And in 1939, less than a month before the scheduled start, the Second World War began, stopping sports aeronautics for 45 years.
The updated Gordon Bennett Cup was held only in 1983, in honor of the 200th anniversary of the first man’s flight on the Montgolfier brothers' aerostat. The right to accept the revived competition was given to France, and since then they have not been interrupted even once.
Holidays
International Translation Day
International Translation Day is a professional holiday for interpreters and translators, established by Federation of Translators (FIT) in 1991. It is celebrated on September 30 (the day of death in 419 or 420 by St. Jerome of Stridon, who carried out a full translation of the Bible into Latin (the result of which was the appearance of the so-called “Vulgates”), who is traditionally considered the saint patron of translators. The popularity of this holiday is growing every year.
In 2017, at the session of the UN General Assembly, Resolution was unanimously adopted, recognizing the role of professional translation in uniting peoples, in promoting peace, understanding and development, and on September 30 it was declared International UN translation day.
Also on September 30...
1630 - sentenced the first criminal in America - John Billington; he was hanged for the murder.
1715 - Etienne de Condillac (d. 1780) was born, a French philosopher, the founder of associative psychology ("Treatise on Sensations").
1809 - in Fort Wayne, the United States signed an agreement with the Indians, who ceded 3 million acres of their land to the Americans.
1846 - Dr. William Morton first pulled out a tooth using anesthesia - diethyl ether, in Charleston (USA, Massachusetts).
1861 - William Wrigley Jr. (d. 1932) was born, an American industrialist whose company became the largest producer of chewing gum.
1882 - in the American town of Appleton (Wisconsin) on the Fox River, the world's first hydroelectric power station was launched, distributing electricity to many consumers (according to the Edison system). The dynamo, driven by a water wheel, generated 12.5 kW. Built by the owner of the paper mill, Rogers, it could light his house, mill, and neighboring buildings.
1882 - Hans Geiger (d. 1945) was born, a German physicist, inventor of the radiation level meter.
1901 - compulsory registration of cars, which can reach speeds of more than 36 km / h is introduced in France.
1902 - artificial silk (viscose) is patented.
1921 - Deborah Kerr (d. 2007) was born, an English actress ("Casino Royal'', ''Mines of King Solomon'', ''From Now and Forever and Away'', etc.), winner of the ''Golden Globe'', ''Oscars'' and other film awards
1928 - English microbiologist Alexander Fleming announced his invention of penicillin.
1929 - ''BBC'' English service broadcasted for the first time.
1961 - Eric Stoltz was born, an American actor (“Sleep with me”, “Pulp Fiction”).
1980 - first Ethernet specification was published.
1990 - Patrick Victor Martindale White (b. 1912), dies Australian writer. Laureate of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Literature "For epic and psychological mastery, thanks to which a new literary continent was discovered." White is considered one of the most prominent English-language novelists of the 20th century.
1994 - Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a man accused of sexual harassment could use the fact of his intoxication as a mitigating circumstance.
2014 - Martin Lewis Pearl (b. 1927) died. American physicist, professor, public figure, ''Wolf Prize'' laureate (1982) ''for the discovery of a number of elementary particles, including quarks'', the Nobel Prize in Physics (half of the 1995 prize ''for the discovery of the tau lepton''.
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