almanac command

This page implements the COHERENT almanac command using its original data files.

See also:
almanac manual page
Fred Butzen's original C source almanac.c [7/12/88]
Data files almanac.birth, almanac.death, almanac.event [10/26/94]


Enter a month and day (e.g., "Apr 24"):


BIRTHS:
1815: Anthony Trollope, novelist, London.
1905: Robert Penn Warren, novelist & poet, Guthrie, Ky.
DEATHS:
1947: Willa Cather, novelist, New York City, aged 73.
EVENTS:
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest and martyr
1184 BC: Greeks hiding in Trojan Horse capture Troy.
1916: The "James Caird" launched from Elephant Island.
1990: Hubble Space Telescope launched.