Happened today, news, curiosities, events and saints August 30 | Here is the Almanac

Almanac of 30 August.

Saints of the day: Blessed Alfred Ildefonso Schuster (Bishop)
Saints Felix and Adauctus (martyrs)
San Bononio (rector)

Etymology: AlfredThere are various hypotheses about the origin of this name: it could come from the Germanic alda (“elder, wise”) or athala (“nobility”) and frithu (“peace”) and, therefore, mean “wise in the world” or “noble in the world” . Or it could be derived from the Saxon aelf “elf” and raed “council, meeting”: in this case the meaning would be “council of the elves” or “well advised and inspired person”.

Proverb of the day:
They show the trees in August what fruit they will bear later.

Aphorism of the day:
God gave you life; That’s why God gave you the law; God is the only Legislator of mankind. His law is the only one you must obey. (G. Mazzini)

Happened today:

1987 – Street Fighter video game debut: Fighter Ryu signs up for a tournament hosted by the mighty Sagat, the strongest Muay Thai fighter in the world. Before the final duel, he will have to face several opponents. This is the plot of Street Fighter, a fighting video game released by the successful Capcom. This first version already has the prerequisites for success, which is destined to write the history of the so-called “fighting games”, that is, games in which you have to defeat opponents in combat duels with various means. In fact, the real revolution will come with the sequel to Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. In the starter version, in fact, you cannot choose your player, but Ryu is assigned by default, and Ken is available for a possible second player.

1993 – CBS launches The David Letterman Show: News, politics, entertainment, but above all a lot of irony in a purely American style. It was these ingredients that made The David Letterman Show, the most popular talk show in the United States, aired on CBS, two decades of success.

Are you born today? Usually very gifted people born on August 30th are incredibly strong when it comes to their strengths. They are especially adept with money, generally enjoy working in finance, and pride themselves on successfully managing personal, corporate, or family funds. Whatever their area of ​​interest, they almost always strive for tangible results in their work and prefer not to delve into purely speculative or distant realms of reality. As a rule, a person’s house on August 30 is neat, comfortable and carefully designed with material desires and needs in mind.

Celebrities born on this day:

1972 – Cameron Diaz: She was born in San Diego, Southern California and is one of the most beautiful actresses in American cinema.

1860 – Joe Petrosino: Giuseppe Petrosino, known to his overseas friends as Joe, was born in Padula, in the province of Salerno, and was a police officer with great investigative acumen.

1973 – Ilaria D’Amico: Born in Rome, she is a journalist and TV presenter, one of the most popular faces of the Sky Italia satellite television company.