Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Johann de Kalb
Born: June 19, 1721
Died: August 19, 1780 (aged 59)
Bio: Johann von Robais, Baron de Kalb, born Johann Kalb, was a Bavarian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was killed in action while fighting the British Army during the Battle of Camden.