THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Those who enter to buy, support me. Those who come to flatter, please me. Those who complain, teach me how I may please others so that more will come. Those only hurt me who are displeased but do not complain. They refuse me permission to correct my errors and thus improve my service.”

— Marshall Field

BIRTHDAYS:

1497 Francesco da Milano, Italian lutenist and composer. Ricercar, and Fantasía 33

1750 Antonio Salieri, Italian composer, opera director, and Kapellmeister. De Profundis, and La fiera di Venezia: Sinfonia

1834 Marshall Field, American entrepreneur and founder of Marshall Field and Company.

1849 Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer. Berceuse (Jocelyn), and Flute – Valse from Suite de Trois Morceaux Op.116

1925 Brian Aldiss, British science-fiction author.

MISCELLANEOUS:

SOMETHING THE MARTIANS WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE. See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space