THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Seriousness shows itself more majestically when laughter leads the way.”

— Heinrich Heine

BIRTHDAYS:

1740 Franz Xaver Schnitzer, German composer, born in Bad Wurzach, County of Waldburg-Zeil, Holy Roman Empire. IV.Intermezzoaus der Sonate I, C-Dur, and “Minuetto” aus der Sonate C-Dur

1797 Heinrich Heine, German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic of Jewish origin renowned for his lyrical verse and sharp satirical prose that blended romantic sensibility with political radicalism.

1816 Werner von Siemens, German electrical engineer, inventor, and industrialist renowned for founding the Siemens company and advancing telegraphy and electrical generation technologies.

1877 Mykola Leontovych, a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, ethnomusicologist, and educator whose innovations in a cappella choral music drew extensively from native folk traditions to foster a distinctly Ukrainian musical identity. Carol of the Bells

1887 George Pólya, Hungarian-American mathematician whose work profoundly influenced fields including complex analysis, probability theory, combinatorics, and mathematical education.

MISCELLANEOUS:

IT’S GETTING HARDER TO BE SHOCKED THESE DAYS. SHOCKING WORLDCHANGING BREAKTHROUGH. Bigger than Tesla Optimus.

REMINDER:

In the future, before locking things down again (including free speech and the freedom to assemble), the authorities might want to reacquaint themselves with the following:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration