THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.”

— Sir Winston Churchill

BIRTHDAYS:

1510 Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish blind organist and composer, born in Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain. Pavana con su glosa, and Diferencias sobre la Gallarda Milanesa, and Diferencias sobre la Pavana Italiana, and Tiento del primer tono

1674 Jethro Tull, English agricultural writer.

1697 John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor.

1746 Francisco Goya, Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.

1811 Robert Bunsen, German chemist.

1820 Anna Sewell, English author (Black Beauty)

1853 Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art

MISCELLANEOUS:

SO MANY OF MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS COMING TRUE. 2001 Technology Predictions Like Seatback TVs on Planes and We Will Soon Have Moon Bases

BEFORE THE NEXT LOCK DOWN (INCLUDING VIOLATING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO READ THE FOLLOWING: