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., "May 13"):


BIRTHS:
1842: Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer, London.
1907: Daphne du Maurier, novelist, London.
DEATHS:
EVENTS:
1494: Christopher Columbus discovers Jamaica.
1607: Jamestown founded.
1846: War declared with Mexico.
1981: Pope John Paul II shot by Turkish assassin.