THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.”

— Francis Bacon

BIRTHDAYS:

1737 — Michael Haydn, composer. Konzert für Horn, Altposaune und Orchester, and Requiem c-Moll (35:33)

1760 — Luigi Cherubini, composer. Requiem in C Minor (Part 1 of 3) (18:51), and Duet for Cello and Bass in G Minor

MISCELLANEOUS:

YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT. Space Telescope Interferometer to Image Exoplanet Continents