International holidays - Jacques-Yves Cousteau Day

Humanity owes the invention of the bathyscaphe and acquaintance with the inhabitants of the World Ocean to one of the most famous scientists of the twentieth century Jacques-Yves Cousteau is an explorer, photographer, author of books about the inhabitants of the deep sea, director and screenwriter of more than 120 films The future oceanographer was born on June 11, 1910 in the Bordeaux region into a wealthy lawyer family Jacques-Yves learned to swim very early, and at the age of 10 he took his first dive while on vacation with his family in Vermont In 1930, the young man became a student at the Naval Academy and went with his group on a trip around the world on the cruiser Joan of Arc The ocean and its secrets attracted the future explorer His military career in the Navy did not work out - Cousteau had an accident and severely injured his back Therefore, in the 1950s, Jacques-Yves began exploring the waters of the World Ocean Thanks to Cousteau's Underwater Odyssey and other films, millions of people on the planet learned what the deep-sea world and its inhabitants look like In honor of the brave traveler and oceanographer, an international holiday was established - Jacques-Yves Cousteau Day, which is celebrated on June 11 Cousteau Day is dedicated to noble goals - the fight for a clean environment, the preservation of marine flora and fauna Cousteau is known as the discoverer of the “blue continent”, the developer of a number of scientific concepts, and the author of the idea of ​​“underwater houses” - research stations that should protect the World Ocean from the harmful effects of humans The famous explorer of the deep sea came to the Soviet Union twice During a visit to Moscow in 1977, he took part in the filming of “In the Animal World” 67-year-old thin Cousteau impressed the host of the program with his life philosophy and indifferent attitude towards food “Adequate nutrition carries you, but excess food carries you,” said the famous oceanographer Meeting him convinced NN Drozdov, who became a vegetarian after a visit to India in 1970, in the correctness of his choice - giving up meat and excess food It was probably this moderate approach to food, an insatiable thirst for knowledge and a love of life that helped Cousteau, who was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, an Oscar winner and a member of the Académie française, live to be 87 years old The work of ocean research is continued by the scientist’s grandson, Fabien Cousteau, who first scuba dived at the age of 4 He officially joined his famous grandfather’s crew at the age of 12 and has been studying the underwater world ever since Although the future oceanographer was born in Bordeaux, France, his father was from Belarus, or more precisely from the village of Lyntupy, Vitebsk province According to one version, his name at birth was Danil Kust For the sake of the euphony of the name, after marrying a French woman, Jacques-Yves' father became Daniel Cousteau Despite his frail body and inconspicuous appearance, the explorer of the deep sea was distinguished by his explosive character Cousteau sometimes set impossible goals for his team and, for the sake of the effectiveness of filming, could show cruelty to sea life, for example, kill fish with dynamite for the sake of an interesting shot The explorer of the waters of the World Ocean has always been guided by the principle “We must take everything from life” For 53 years, the scientist was married to Simone Cousteau, who bore him two sons After her death in 1990, he did not grieve for long and married Francine Triplett a year and a half later The woman was 36 years younger than him As it turned out, the oceanographer, who was known as an exemplary family man, had been in an intimate relationship with Triplett for three decades and had two illegitimate children “If a person has the opportunity to lead an unusual life, he has no right to refuse it,” said Jacques-Yves Cousteau A street in the city where he was born and a ledge on Pluto are named after the scientist, which seems no coincidence In Vedic astrology, this planet is responsible for instincts and the subconscious, symbolizing deep research, the origins and root cause of events