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 25"):


BIRTHS:
1873: Walter de la Mare, poet & critic, Charlton, Kent.
1918: Ella Fitzgerald, singer & composer, Newport News, Va.
DEATHS:
1800: William Cowper, poet, East Dereham, Norfolk.
EVENTS:
St. Mark, patron of Venice.
1588: Spanish Armada sets sail.
1898: US declares war on Spain.