THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.”

— Michael Crichton

BIRTHDAYS:

1675 Evaristo Felice dall’Abaco, Italian cellist and composer, born in Verona, Republic of Venice. Concerto a più strumenti in Fa Maggiore n.1 op.5

1813 Claude Bernard, French physiologist/scientist; key figure in modern physiology, known for blind experiments and homeostasis concepts.

1817 Henry David Thoreau, American naturalist, author, writer, poet, philosopher; famous for Walden and civil disobedience essays.

1824 Eugène Boudin, French painter, known for beach scenes and influencing Impressionists.

1840 Abraham Goldfaden, Russian-born Jewish poet, playwright, author; pioneer of Yiddish theater. Babkeleh from “Koldunye”

1854 George Eastman, American inventor; developed the Kodak camera and roll film, founded Eastman Kodak.

1884 Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor; known for elongated portraits and nudes.

1895 R. Buckminster Fuller, American architect, inventor, author, scientist, systems theorist; popularized the geodesic dome.

1917 Andrew Wyeth, American realist painter; famous for Christina’s World)

MISCELLANEOUS:

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