THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”

— Eric Hoffer

BIRTHDAYS:

1579 Valerius Otto, German composer. Pražské tance (Couranta).

1654 Agostino Steffani, Italian-German composer (also diplomat). “Sfere amiche”, and Orlando: Scena Ultima: Chaconne.

1657 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, German composer, Ouverture No. 5 in F major.

1675 James Thornhill, English painter.

1870 Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator.

1902 Eric Hoffer, American author.

MISCELLANEOUS:

IT WAS A SUCCESS. Miracle Survival SpaceX Starship 13