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Cassim in the cave from "Ali Baba and the
Forty Thieves" from the One Thousand and
One Nights; painting by Maxfield Parrish |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Henri Poincaré (1854; died July 17, 1912) French mathematician and philosopher of science;
Science and Hypothesis;
The Value of Science;
Science and Method; "The Future of Mathematics"
Duke Ellington (1899; died May 24, 1974) American jazz composer and performer; "Take the "A" Train"; "In a Sentimental Mood"; "Mood Indigo"; "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"; "Cocktails for Two"; "Black and Tan Fantasy"; " Solitude"; multiple Grammys
Died on this day:
Catherine of Siena (1380; born March 25, 1347) Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint;
The Dialogue of Divine Providence; letters
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1951; born April 26, 1889) Austrian-British philosopher;
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus;
Philosophical Investigations
Alfred Hitchcock (1980; born August 13, 1899) English-American filmmaker;
Notorious;
Rear Window;
Vertigo;
North by Northwest;
Psycho; numerous Academy Awards
Born AND Died on this day (!)
C. P. Cavafy (born 1863; died 1933) Egyptian Greek poet and journalist best known for
Ithaca
Bonus Classic:
One Thousand and One Nights (12th century) story collection that may have started in India, then travelled through Persia into Arabic-speaking lands. It has taken many forms, throughout centuries, but this date is as good as any.
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