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Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn
commonly called The Night Watch |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Francois Guizot (1787; died September 12, 1874) French historian, orator, and statesman prior to the Revolution of 1848; numerous works include
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times (6 Volumes);
Memoirs
Died on this day:
Teresa of Avila (1582; born March 28, 1515) Spanish saint and mystic who wrote her
Autobiography;
El Camino de Perfeccion (
The Way of Perfection);
El Castillo Interior (
The Interior Castle)
Rembrandt van Rijn (1669; born July 15, 1606) Dutch painter whose paintings include
The Bridal Couple;
The Night Watch
Max Planck (1947; born April 23, 1858) German physicist who wrote
Eight Lectures on Theoretical Physics;
Where Is Science Going?;
Scientific Autobiography and other papers;
The Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory; Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918
Bonus Classic:
Vyasa (c. 200) legendary Indian author and/or editor; tradition ascribes to him
Mahabharata (including
Bhagavad Gita);
Brahma Sutra (
Vedanta Sutra);
Maha Puranas; and
Skanda Purana
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