THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“There is in the garden a plant which one ought to leave dry, although most people water it. It is the weed called Envy.”

— Cosimo de’ Medici

BIRTHDAYS:

1779 Thomas Moore, Irish poet and musician.

1830: Carl Filtsch, Transylvanian child piano prodigy and composer. Fantasie dramatique, and Konzertstück

1853 Carl Larsson, Swedish painter.

1858 Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor (blowtorch).

1908 Ian Fleming, British author (James Bond novels).

MISCELLANEOUS:

Elon isn’t playing around. What’s next for SpaceX’s Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?