The ephemeris of June 7: 1 year ago, two plaques paying tribute to the cartoonist Sempé were installed on the wall of the school which inspired the decor of "Le Petit Nicolas"

On Friday, June 7, 2024, plaques paying tribute to the cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé were screwed onto the walls of the David Johnston school in Bordeaux, the school that gave birth to "Petit Nicolas." These plaques, which depict the illustrator's biography, are two in number: one is placed inside the courtyard, and the other is hung outside, on a wall.

In the 1950s, Jean-Jacques Sempé began his career as a cartoonist in our newspaper, publishing a few drawings.

In 1954, he had a decisive encounter for the future of his career: René Goscinny. Together, they collaborated on the story of a child, named Nicolas, who tells his daily life with his friends. On March 29, 1959, the first story of "Petit Nicolas" was published in Sud Ouest Dimanche , and from that day on, Sempé had a string of successes. He placed his drawings in several newspapers, such as Ici Paris, L'Express, and Le Figaro until 1978, when he created for the first time, a cover for The New Yorker magazine .

On August 11, 2022, the famous Bordeaux cartoonist died at the age of 89, leaving behind a timeless body of work that continues to enchant young and old alike.

To find and purchase all the covers of “Sud Ouest” since 1944: click here.

Saint Gilbert took part in the 2nd Crusade and built two monasteries upon his return. He died in 1152. The Gilberts are brave and good . Their color: orange. Their numbers: 1 and 6.

Saying of the day: “June water animates the mill.”

It happened on June 7th

1802 One of the figures of the liberation of the black people and the fight against slavery, Toussaint Louverture, is arrested in Haiti on the orders of Napoleon. 1929 Constitution of the Vatican State of which the Pope is the absolute sovereign. 1980 Death of the American writer Henry Miller. 1982 Important archaeological discoveries on the construction site of Saint-Christoly in Bordeaux . 2011 Death of the Spanish writer Jorge Semprun. 2013 Death of Pierre Mauroy, French politician, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1984.

2017 Attacks claimed by the Islamic State group (IS) against the Parliament and the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini in Tehran (Iran), leaving 17 dead and dozens injured. 2019 Jacky Rott from Dax dies, he was the first to tame the waves of Hossegor, the first champion in history to represent France at the world championships in Peru in 1962 and a pioneer of the surf business.

They were born on June 7th

Dean Martin, actor and crooner (1917-1995), Georges Marchais, politician (1920-1997), Tom Jones, singer (1940), Johnny Clegg, singer (1953-2019), Prince, singer (1958-2016), Aurélie Muller, French swimmer (1990), Emily Ratajkowski, American model and actress (1991).