- Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, writer and journalist whose enormous impact on the world — for good or bad — continues today. The “inventor” of communism was born in the German city of Trier (then in Rhenish Prussia) to a Jewish family whose members were all practicing Lutherans.
- Beta Cassiopeiae (Wikipedia)
Beta Cassiopeiae (β Cassiopeiae, abbreviated Beta Cas or β Cas), officially named Caph /ˈkæf/, is a Delta Scuti variable star in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It is a giant star belonging to the spectral class F2. The white star of second magnitude (+2.28 mag, variable) has an absolute magnitude of +1.3 mag.