”The past will not tell us what we ought to do, but… what we ought to avoid.”

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

BIRTHDAYS:

1581 Frans Francken the Younger, Flemish painter

1606 Lorenzo Lippi [Perlone Zipoli], Italian poet and painter, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

1856 Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies seen as originating from conflicts in the psyche, through dialogue between patient and psychoanalyst, and the distinctive theory of mind and human agency derived from it.

1870 Amadeo Giannini, American banker who founded the Bank of Italy, which eventually became Bank of America.

1883 José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher and author.

1915 Orson Welles, American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.

1929 John P. Allen, American engineer, inventor and CEO (Biosphere 2)

1947 Ronald Rivest, American computer scientist (RSA cryptography).

MISCELLANEOUS:

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Nuremberg Code (1947)

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza (2006)

Great Barrington declaration (2020)