THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

― Kahlil Gibran

BIRTHDAYS:

1556 Giovanni Battista Caccini, Italian sculptor

1607 John (Jan) Lievens, Dutch painter, etcher, and wood carver

1632 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist and microscopist (first to observe bacteria and protozoa; often called the father of microbiology)

1739 Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, German princess and composer (patron of the Classical Weimar court). Overture to Erwin und Elmire

1789 Ramon Carnicer y Batlle, Spanish composer. Fantasía para clarinete y orquesta

1804 Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (collaborated with Gauss on electromagnetism and the electromagnetic telegraph)

1904 Moss Hart, American playwright and author (You Can’t Take It With You)

1932 Stephen Covey, American author and businessman (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)

MISCELLANEOUS:

AND IT NEVER NEEDS AN OIL CHANGE. Pedal to the Metal: NASA’s Psyche Heads Toward Asteroid Belt