THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Whatever you do, don’t doubt yourself because of others. That’s the only thing I want to impress upon you, as strongly as I can.”

— Ayn Rand

BIRTHDAYS:

1596 Constantijn Huygens, poet (and composer). Allemande for Lyra Viol

1622 Jacob Hintze, composer. Christ lag in Todesbanden

1681 Carl Heinrich Biber, composer. Presto, and Sonata IV in C Major

1824 Anton Bruckner, composer. Symphony No. 9 (1:22:26)

1892 Darius Milhaud, composer. Scaramouche: Brazileira, and “La création du monde”

1905 Mary Renault, British writer best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.

1905 Walter Zapp, inventor (Minox camera).

MISCELLANEOUS:

CROSSING FINGERS. USDA Approves Bioengineered American Chestnut Tree That Could Bring Them Back From Near-Extinction (opinion)