THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The fear of freedom is the fear of assuming responsibility.”

— Joost Meerloo

BIRTHDAYS:

1766 Peter Durand, English merchant and inventor of tin cans for preserving food.

1772 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth.

1823 Emilio Arrieta, Spanish opera and zarzuela composer. “Cuando sus ojos lánguidos” from “El dominó azul”, and Terceto “Ya Estamos A Bordo”

1833 Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. He is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. He also made several other important contributions to science, holding 355 patents during his life.

1843 Mark Antokolsky, Russian sculptor (Peter the Great monument), born in Vilnius, Lithuania, Russian Empire

1904 Edmond Hamilton, American sci-fi author.

1914 Martin Gardner, American mathematician and scientific writer (Scientific American math & puzzles columnist)

1929 Ursula K. Le Guin, American author.

MISCELLANEOUS:

DEMOGRAPHICS. China Huge Aging and Population Problems Are Already Bad and Will Get Worse

IN THE FUTURE, BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN AGAIN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT WANT TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration