THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.”

— Ambrose Bierce

BIRTHDAYS:

1803 Justus von Liebig, German agricultural and biological chemist (founder of organic chemistry).

1812 Edward Lear, English landscape painter and poet (known for Complete Nonsense).

1820 Florence Nightingale, pioneering nurse and statistician (often associated with scientific/medical advancements).

1828 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter.

1842 Jules Massenet, French opera composer (Werther, Manon). Meditation from Thais for Violin and Piano

1845 Gabriel Fauré, French organist and composer (Requiem). Pavane, Op. 50

1924 Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician and human rights activist.

1928 Burt Bacharach, American composer (“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”).

MISCELLANEOUS:

HURRAY! SpaceX Starship Flight 12 Successful Wet Rehearsal