THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

“The longing for Paradise is man’s longing not to be man.”

— Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

BIRTHDAYS:

1763 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, Italian composer, baptized in Rovereto, Prince-Bishopric of Trent. Trio concertante Op. 11 N. 2

1805 Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.

1834 Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor and painter. He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty.

1840 Émile Zola, French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of naturalism, and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism.

MISCELLANEOUS:

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Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Nuremberg Code

Great Barrington declaration

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