THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Anger is the prelude to courage.”

― Eric Hoffer

BIRTHDAYS:

1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer. “Offertory G-dur”

1713 Antoine Dauvergne, composer. La Coquette trompée

1803 John Gorrie, inventor (mechanical refrigeration / ice machine)

1830 George Brayton, inventor (early commercial internal-combustion engine)

1848 Henry Lerolle, painter

1916 James Herriot, author

MISCELLANEOUS:

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