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., "Aug 13"):
BIRTHS:
1422: William Caxton, first English printer, Kent.
1860: Annie Oakley, sharpshooter.
1899: Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker, London.
1926: Fidel Castro, revolutionary & politician, Oriente Province, Cuba.
DEATHS:
1910: Florence Nightingale, nurse, London.
EVENTS:
St. Pontian, pope and martyr
St. Hippolytus, priest and martyr
St. John Berchmans, patron of altar boys.
1521: Cortez captures Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1889: William Gray patents the coin-operated telephone.
1898: US forces capture Manila.
1960: Central African Republic gains independence.
1961: Berlin Wall built.
1961: East Germany seals its border with West Germany.
1422: William Caxton, first English printer, Kent.
1860: Annie Oakley, sharpshooter.
1899: Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker, London.
1926: Fidel Castro, revolutionary & politician, Oriente Province, Cuba.
DEATHS:
1910: Florence Nightingale, nurse, London.
EVENTS:
St. Pontian, pope and martyr
St. Hippolytus, priest and martyr
St. John Berchmans, patron of altar boys.
1521: Cortez captures Mexico City from the Aztecs.
1889: William Gray patents the coin-operated telephone.
1898: US forces capture Manila.
1960: Central African Republic gains independence.
1961: Berlin Wall built.
1961: East Germany seals its border with West Germany.
