We are all born mad. Some remain so.
Samuel Beckett, born on 13 April 1906, Sun in Aries, Moon in Sagittarius, Ascendant in Scorpio, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (Foxrock, Ireland, April 13, 1906 – 22 December 1989) To restore silence is the role of objects.
Other celebrities born today:
Thomas Jefferson (1. 9.10) Sun Aries, Moon Sagittarius, Ascendant Capricorn, HA (Uranus cong. Ascendant, Pluto cong. MC), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). One of the most influential Founding Fathers, Jefferson envisioned America as a great “Empire of Liberty” that would promote republicanism, 3rd President of the United States (Shadwell, Virginia, (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)
Georg Lukács (1.1) Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic (Budapest, April 13, 1885 – 4 June 1971)
Garry Kasparov (1.9.10) Russian chess player ( Baku, Azerbaijan, April 13, 1963)
William Quan Judge (April 13, 1851 – March 21, 1896) Irish-American mystic, esotericist, and occultist, and one of the founders of the original Theosophical Society.
Vicki Noble (1.8) (13 April 1947) American feminist shamanic healer, author, scholar and wisdom teacher; Shakti Woman: Feeling Our Fire, Healing Our World.
1506 – Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)
1618 – Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693)
1648 – Jeanne Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717)
1713 – Pierre Jélyotte, French operatic tenor (d. 1797)
1762 – Charles Frederick Horn, English musician and composer (d. 1830)
1769 – Thomas Lawrence, English painter (d. 1830)
1808 – Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1889)
1832 – Juan Montalvo, Ecuadoran author (d. 1889)
1841 – Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor (d. 1905)
1850 – Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, British astronomer (d. 1917)
1860 – James Ensor, Belgian painter (d. 1949)
1889 – Herbert Osborne Yardley, American cryptographer (d. 1958)
1892 – Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish inventor (d. 1973)
1900 – Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976)
1901 – Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist (d. 1981)
1906 – Bud Freeman, American musician (d. 1991)
1909 – Eudora Welty, American writer (d. 2001)
1920 – John LaPorta, American musician (d. 2004)
1926 – Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983)
1927 – Maurice Ronet, French film actor (d. 1983)
1939 – Seamus Heaney, Irish writer, Nobel laureate
1942 – Ataol Behramoglu Turkish poet and writer
1942 – Bill Conti, American composer
1944 – Charles Burnett, American film director
1944 – Jack Casady, American musician
1944 – Brian Pendleton, musician (d. 2001)
1945 – Lowell George, American singer/guitarist (d. 1979)
1946 – Al Green, American singer and pastor
1947 – Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer & former minister
1948 – Drago Jančar, Slovenian writer
1951 – Peabo Bryson, American singer
1954 – Niels Olsen, Danish singer
1962 – Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (d. 1988)
1966 – Mando, Greek singer
1966 – Marc Ford, American musician
1971 – Valensia, Dutch singer
1972 – Aaron Lewis, American singer (Staind)
1974 – David Schurmann, Brazilian film director
1975 – Lou Bega, German-born musician and artist
ACIM: 103. God, being Love, is also happiness.
Saints: Saint Martin I, pope and martyr – Optional Memorial
Gospel of Thomas: (95) Jesus said, “If you have money, do not lend it at interest, but give it to one from whom you will not get it back.”
Concise Epitome: 10.3 Ciò causò ingente eccitazione tra i Campioni che iniziarono a far circolare una ballata con un testo del genere: