”He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”

— Confucius

BIRTHDAYS:

1565 Henrick de Keyser, Dutch architect and sculptor (master builder of Amsterdam, Zuiderkerk church), born in Utrecht.

1567 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in development of opera. Sì ch’io vorrei morire, and L`Orfeo (1:36)

1848 Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter.

1856 L. Frank Baum, American author best known for his children’s fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series.

1859 Pierre Curie, French physicist (Nobel 1903) and husband of Marie Curie.

1864 Vilhelm Hammershøi, Danish painter known for his subdued interiors and portraits

1891 Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian playwright and novelist (The Master and Margarita, Black Snow), born in Kiev, Russian Empire.

MISCELLANEOUS:

THE COVID 19 INJECTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. THE TRAGEDY THAT ENSUED WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE. TO ANYONE CONSIDERING DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE – HERE IS YOUR HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

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

Great Barrington declaration (2020)