THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“What is now proved was once only imagined.”

— William Blake

BIRTHDAYS:

1510 Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish blind organist and composer. Diferencias sobre el Canto Llano del Caballero

1680 Louis-Antoine Dornel, French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist. Sonate en Quatuor

1687 Johann Balthasar Freisslich, German organist, composer, and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig), 1731-64), baptized in Immelborn, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire. Passio Christi, Accomp: Ich seh’ an einen Stein gebunden

1697 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor.

1820 Anna Sewell, English author (Black Beauty).

1853 Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.

1926 Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish billionaire business magnate best known for founding IKEA, which he founded in 1943 and grew into a multinational retail company that became the world’s largest furniture seller in 2008.

MISCELLANEOUS:

AUBREY DE GREY, PLEASE CALL YOUR OFFICE. Cancer’s “Master Switch” Blocked for Good in Landmark Study

RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU LOVE TREES. Studies on Where Forests Are and Where They Can Be Added

COVID 19 LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. JUST IN CASE ANYONE EVER CONSIDERS PULLING A STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN… HERE IS SOME SUGGESTED READING:

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Nuremberg Code

Great Barrington declaration