It happened on 16 September
The woman who made Fontainebleau a capital of American music
Nadia Boulanger was born on 16 September 1887 in Paris. From 1921 onwards, She teaches at the American Conservatoire, which is housed in the Louis XV wing of the Château de Fontainebleau. She will eventually take charge of it, and will remain in charge until her death.
The summer the school opened, a young American travelled to Fontainebleau to attend its classes. His name is Aaron Copland. He will then follow her to Paris.
She died on 22 October 1979, aged ninety-two. Fifty-eight years of Fontainebleau.
The treaty that mended the sky
On 16 September 1987, in Montreal, The Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is adopted.
In 1994, the United Nations established the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer to mark this date. It’s today.
On 16 September 2009, the protocol achieves universal ratification. Every country in the world. Rare enough to be worth mentioning.
The Court of Auditors was established in Fontainebleau
The Act establishing the Court of Auditors is dated 16 September 1807. However, the promulgated text ends differently: «Issued at our imperial palace at Fontainebleau on 26 September 1807. Signed NAPOLEON.»
Two dates, ten days apart, and a detail that the almanacs overlook.
The body responsible for auditing France’s public accounts has been signed off by this date, during the Emperor’s extended stay in the autumn of 1807.
