 1 Jan*	J.D. Salinger born, 1919
 1 Jan*	Paul Revere born in Boston, 1735
 2 Jan*	Isaac Asimov born in Petrovichi, Russian SFSR (now part of USSR), 1920
 4 Jan*	George Washington Carver born in Missouri, 1864
 4 Jan*	Jakob Grimm born, 1785
 4 Jan*	Wilhelm Beer born, 1797, first astronomer to map Mars
 5 Jan*	DeWitt B. Brace born, 1859, inventor of spectrophotometer
10 Jan*	Ethan Allen born, 1738
11 Jan*	Alexander Hamilton born in Nevis, British West Indies, 1757?
12 Jan*	"Long" John Baldry is born in London, 1941
13 Jan*	Horatio Alger born, 1834
13 Jan*	Sophie Tucker born, 1884
13 Jan*	Wilhelm Wien born, 1864, Nobel prize for blackbody radiation laws
14 Jan*	Albert Schweitzer born, 1875
15 Jan*	Martin Luther King, Jr. born
17 Jan*	Benjamin Franklin born in Boston, 1706
19 Jan*	Edgar Allan Poe born in Boston, 1809
19 Jan*	Robert Edward Lee born in Stratford Estate, Virginia, 1807
20 Jan*	George Burns born, 1898
21 Jan*	Lenin died, 1924
21 Jan*	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson born in Clarksburg, VA, 1824
22 Jan*	Sir Francis Bacon born, 1561
23 Jan*	Ernst Abbe born, 1840, formulated diffraction theory
23 Jan*	Humphrey Bogart born in New York City, 1899
23 Jan*	John Hancock born, 1737
23 Jan*	Joseph Hewes born, 1730
23 Jan*	Samuel Barber died, 1981
24 Jan*	John Belushi is born in Chicago, 1949
25 Jan*	Robert Burns born, 1759
25 Jan*	Virginia Woolf born, 1882
25 Jan*	W. Somerset Maugham born, 1874
27 Jan*	Samuel Gompers born, 1850
30 Jan*	Franklin Delano Roosevelt born in Hyde Park, New York, 1882
31 Jan*	Jackie Robinson born, 1919
 3 Feb*	Gertrude Stein born, 1874
 5 Feb*	Alex Harvey (SAHB) is born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1935
 6 Feb*	King George VI of UK dies;  his daughter becomes Elizabeth II, 1952
 7 Feb*	Sinclair Lewis born, 1885
 8 Feb*	Friedleib F. Runge born, 1795, father of paper chromatography
 8 Feb*	Jules Verne born in Nantes, France, 1828
 9 Feb*	George Hartmann born, 1489, designed astrolabes, timepieces, etc.
10 Feb*	Charles Lamb born, 1775
10 Feb*	William Allen White born, 1868
11 Feb*	Thos. Edison born, 1847
11 Feb*	William Henry Fox Talbot born, 1489, photographic pioneer
12 Feb*	Abraham Lincoln born, 1809
12 Feb*	Charles Darwin born in Shrewsbury, England, 1809
15 Feb*	Galileo Galilei born in Pisa, Italy, 1564
15 Feb*	Susan B. Anthony born, 1820
16 Feb*	Pierre Bouguer born, 1698, founder of photometry
17 Feb*	Federick Eugene Ives born, 1856, pioneer of halftone
17 Feb*	Marion Anderson born, 1902
17 Feb*	T. J. Watson, Sr. born, 1874
18 Feb*	Ernst Mach born, 1838, philosopher & optics pioneer
19 Feb*	Nicolas Copernicus born in Thorn, Poland, 1473
20 Feb*	Ludwig Boltzmann born, 1838, atomic physics pioneer
21 Feb*	Alexis De Rochon born, 1838, developed the spyglass
22 Feb*	George Washington born, 1732
22 Feb*	Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen born, 1838, found hydrogen in the sun
23 Feb*	W.E.B. DuBois born, 1868
24 Feb*	Winslow Homer born, 1836
25 Feb*	George Harrison born in Liverpool, England, 1943
25 Feb*	Renoir born, 1841
26 Feb*	Dominique Francois Jean Arago born, 1786;
		observed "Poisson's spot" cf June 21
28 Feb*	Michel de Mantaigne born, 1533
29 Feb*	Herman Hollerith born, 1860
 1 Mar*	David Niven born, 1910
 2 Mar*	Dr. Seuss born, 1904
 4 Mar*	Casimir Pulaski born, 1747
 5 Mar*	John Belushi dies in Los Angeles, 1982
 7 Mar*	Aristotle died, 322BC
 7 Mar*	Sir John Frederick William Herschel born, 1792, astronomer
 8 Mar*	Alvan Clark born, 1804, astronomer & lens manufacturer
 8 Mar*	Howard Aiken born, 1900
11 Mar*	Robert Treat Paine born, 1737
11 Mar*	Vannevar Bush born, 1890
12 Mar*	Gustav Robert Kirchhoff born, 1824, physicist
14 Mar*	Albert Einstein born, 1879
14 Mar*	Casey Jones born, 1864
14 Mar*	Giovanni Virginia Schiaparelli born, 1835, astronomer;
		named Mars "canals"
14 Mar*	Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier born, 1768, mathematician & physicist
15 Mar*	J.J. Robert's Birthday in Liberia
15 Mar*	Julius Caesar assassinated by Brutus; Ides of March, 44BC
16 Mar*	George Clymer born, 1739
16 Mar*	James Madison born, 1751
24 Mar*	Harry Houdini born, 1874
26 Mar*	Benjamin Thompson born, 1753, Count Rumford; physicist
26 Mar*	David Packard died, 1996; age of 83
27 Mar*	Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen born, 1845, discoverer of X-rays
28 Mar*	Pierre Simon de Laplace born, 1749, mathematician & astronomer
30 Mar*	Francisco Jose de Goya born, 1746
30 Mar*	Sean O'Casey born, 1880
30 Mar*	Vincent Van Gogh born, 1853
31 Mar*	Rene Descartes born, 1596, mathematician & philosopher
 3 Apr*	Washington Irving born, 1783
 5 Apr*	Thomas Hobbes born, 1588, philosopher
 8 Apr*	Buddha born, 563 BC
 8 Apr*	David Rittenhouse born, 1732, astronomer & mathematician
 9 Apr*	Edward Muybridge born, 1830, motion-picture pioneer
 9 Apr*	J. Presper Eckert born, 1919
10 Apr*	Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry born, 1854
10 Apr*	William Booth born, 1829, founder of the Salvation Army
13 Apr*	Thomas Jefferson born, 1743
14 Apr*	Christian Huygen born, 1629, physicist & astronomer;
		discovered Saturn's rings
15 Apr*	Leonardo da Vinci born, 1452
16 Apr*	Charles (Charlie) Chaplin (Sir) born in London, 1889
22 Apr*	Kant born, 1724
15 Aug*	Louis Victor de Broglie born, 1892, physicist
28 Apr*	James Monroe born, 1758
29 Apr*	Jules Henri Poincare born, 1854, founder of topology
29 Apr*	William Randolph Hearst born in San Francisco, 1863
30 Apr*	Karl Friedrich Gauss born, 1777, mathematician & astronomer
 1 May*	Little Walter (Marion Walter Jacobs) is born in Alexandria,
		Louisiana, 1930
 2 May*	Dr. Benjamin Spock born, 1903
 9 May*	Pinza died, 1957
10 May*	Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) born in Omaha, Nebraska, 1899
11 May*	Johnny Appleseed born, 1768
12 May*	Florence Nightingale born in Florence, Italy, 1820
13 May*	Arthur S. Sullivan born, 1842
15 May*	Mike Oldfield is born in Essex, England, 1953
19 May*	Ho Chi Minh born, 1890
21 May*	Plato (Aristocles) born in Athens(?), 427BC
27 May*	Hubert H. Humphrey born, 1911
28 May*	Dionne quintuplets born, 1934
29 May*	Gilbert Keith Chesterton born, 1874
29 May*	John Fitzgerald Kennedy born, 1917
29 May*	Patrick Henry born, 1736
30 May*	Mel (Melvin Jerome) Blanc born in San Francisco, 1908
 1 Jun*	Brigham Young born, 1801
 1 Jun*	Marilyn Monroe born, 1928
 2 Jun*	Edward Elgar (Sir) born in Worcester, England, 1857
 3 Jun*	Henry James born, 1811
 7 Jun*	(Eugene Henri) Paul Gaugin born, 1848
 7 Jun*	George Bryan "Beau" Brummel born, 1778
 7 Jun*	Alan Mathison Turing died, 1954
 8 Jun*	Frank Lloyd Wright born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1869
13 Jun*	Alexander the Great dies (323BC)
15 Jun*	Edward (Edvard Hagerup) Grieg born in Bergen, Norway, 1843
16 Jun*	Hammurabi the Great dies, Babylon, 1686 BC
18 Jun*	M.C. Escher born, 1898
22 Jun*	Carl Hubbell born, 1903
22 Jun*	Meryl Streep born in Summit, New Jersey, 1949
23 Jun*	Alan Mathison Turing born, 1912
25 Jun*	Eric Arthur Blair (a.k.a. George Orwell) born, 1903
27 Jun*	Helen Keller born, 1880
 3 Jul*	Franz Kafka born, 1883
 4 Jul*	Nathaniel Hawthorne born in Salem, Massachusetts, 1804
 4 Jul*	John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die on same day, 1826
 6 Jul*	(Helen) Beatrix Potter born, 1866
 6 Jul*	John Paul Jones born, 1747
 7 Jul*	P.T. Barnum dies, 1891
 8 Jul*	Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin born, 1838
10 Jul*	John Calvin born, 1509
11 Jul*	John Quincy Adams born, 1767
12 Jul*	Henry David Thoreau born, 1817
12 Jul*	Thoreau's Birthday, 1817
15 Jul*	Clement Clarke Moore born, 1779, author of "A Visit from
		Saint Nicholas"
18 Jul*	Brian Auger is born in London, 1939
25 Jul*	Steve Goodman is born in Chicago, 1948
29 Jul*	Mussolini born, 1883
30 Jul*	Emily Bronte born, 1818
30 Jul*	Henry Ford born, 1863
 1 Aug*	Herman Melville born, 1819
 3 Aug*	Lenny Bruce dies of a morphine overdose, 1966
 6 Aug*	Jonathan B. Postel is born in Altadena, Calif.
 8 Aug*	Dustin Hoffman born in Los Angeles, 1937
12 Aug*	Thomas Mann's Death, 1955
13 Aug*	Annie Oakley born, 1860
13 Aug*	Fidel Castro born, 1927
17 Aug*	Mae West born, 1892
18 Aug*	Meriwether Lewis born, 1927
20 Aug*	Leon Trotsky assassinated, 1940
23 Aug*	Gene Kelly born, 1912
27 Aug*	Lyndon B. Johnson born, 1908
29 Aug*	Oliver Wendell Holmes born, 1809, physician & father of the jurist
30 Aug*	John W. Mauchly born, 1907
 5 Sep*	King Louis XIV of France born, 1638
 5 Sep*	Raquel Welch born, 1942
 6 Sep*	Word is received that Perry has reached the North Pole and died, 1909
 7 Sep*	James Fenimore Cooper born in Burlington, NJ, 1789
 7 Sep*	Queen Elizabeth I of England born, 1533
 8 Sep*	King Richard I of England born, 1157
 8 Sep*	Peter Sellers born in Southsea, England, 1925
 9 Sep*	Chinese Communist Party Chairman Mao Tse-Tung dies at age 82, 1976
 9 Sep*	Dennis Ritchie born, 1941
12 Sep*	Jesse Owens born, 1913
13 Sep*	Walter Reed born, 1851
15 Sep*	Agatha Christie born in Torquay, England, 1890
16 Sep*	Allen Funt born in Brooklyn, NY, 1914
18 Sep*	Greta Garbo born, 1905
18 Sep*	Jimi Hendrix dies from an overdose, 1970
20 Sep*	Upton (Beall) Sinclair born, 1878
21 Sep*	H.G. (Herbert George) Wells born in Bromley, England, 1866
21 Sep*	Louis Joliet born, 1645
22 Sep*	President Garfield dies of wounds in Baltimore, 1881
23 Sep*	Augustus (Gaius Octavius) Caesar born in Rome, 63 BC
23 Sep*	Euripides born in Salamis, Greece, 480 BC
24 Sep*	F. Scott Fitzgerald born, 1896
26 Sep*	Johnny Appleseed born, 1774
26 Sep*	T.S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot born in St. Louis, 1888
27 Sep*	Thomas Nast born, 1840
28 Sep*	Michelangelo Buanarroti born in Caprese, Italy, 1573
28 Sep*	Pompey (Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) born in Rome, 106BC
28 Sep*	Seymour Cray born, 1925
29 Sep*	Gene Autry born, 1907
 1 Oct*	Jimmy Carter born, 1924
 2 Oct*	Aristotle dies of indigestion, 322 BC
 2 Oct*	Mohandas K. Gandhi born at Porbandar, Kathiawad, India, 1869
 4 Oct*	John V. Atanasoff born, 1903
 5 Oct*	Pablo Picasso born in Malaga, Spain, 1881
 5 Oct*	Ray Kroc (founder of McDonald's) born, 1902
13 Oct*	Lenny Bruce is born in New York City, 1925
13 Oct*	Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) born near Mantua, Italy, 70 BC
14 Oct*	Dwight David Eisenhower born, 1890
14 Oct*	William Penn born in London, 1644
15 Oct*	Pelham Grenville Wodehouse born, 1881
16 Oct*	Noah Webster born, 1758
16 Oct*	Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) Wilde born in Dublin, 1854
16 Oct*	Dr. Jonathan B. Postel dies at age 55, 1998
17 Oct*	Richard Mentor Johnson born, 1780, 9th V.P. of U.S.
21 Oct*	Alfred Nobel born in Stockholm, 1833
27 Oct*	Gerald M. Weinberg born, 1933
27 Oct*	James Cook is born, 1728
31 Oct*	Chiang Kai-Shek born, 1887
31 Oct*	Dale Evans born, 1912
 2 Nov*	Daniel Boone born near Reading, PA, 1734
 4 Nov*	King William III of Orange born, 1650
 5 Nov*	Roy Rogers born, 1912
 9 Nov*	Carl Sagan born, 1934
10 Nov*	Martin Luther born in Eisleben, Germany, 1483
10 Nov*	Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev dies at age 75, 1982
11 Nov*	Kurt Vonnegut, Jr, born in Indianapolis, 1922
13 Nov*	Robert Louis Stevenson born, 1850
13 Nov*	St. Augustine of Hippo born in Numidia, Algeria, 354
18 Nov*	Imogene Coca born, 1908
18 Nov*	William S. Gilbert born, 1836
20 Nov*	RFK born, 1925
26 Nov*	Charles Schulz born in Minneapolis, 1922
26 Nov*	Norbert Weiner born, 1894
29 Nov*	John Mayall is born in Cheshire, England, 1933
30 Nov*	Cleopatra died, 30 BC
30 Nov*	Mark Twain (Samuel Clemmens) born in Florida, Missouri, 1835
 1 Dec*	Woody Allen (Allen Stuart Konigsberg) born in Brooklyn, NY, 1935
 4 Dec*	Tommy Bolin dies of a heroin overdose in Miami, 1976
 5 Dec*	Walt (Walter Elias) Disney born in Chicago, 1901
 8 Dec*	Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) born in Venosa (Italy), 65BC
 8 Dec*	James (Grover) Thurber born in Columbus, Ohio, 1894
10 Dec*	Emily Dickenson born, 1830
12 Dec*	E.G. Robinson born, 1893
14 Dec*	George Washington dies, 1799
17 Dec*	William Safire (Safir) born, 1929
19 Dec*	Konrad Zuse died, 1995
20 Dec*	Carl Sagan died, 1996
21 Dec*	Benjamin Disraeli born, 1804
22 Dec*	Giacomo Puccini born, 1858
23 Dec*	Joseph Smith born, 1805
25 Dec*	Isaac Newton (Sir) born in Grantham, England, 1642
26 Dec*	Chas. Babbage born, 1791
28 Dec*	John von Neumann born, 1903
 1 Jan*	AT&T officially divests its local Bell companies, 1984
 1 Jan*	The Epoch (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT, 1970)
 3 Jan*	Apple Computer founded, 1977
 8 Jan*	American Telephone and Telegraph loses antitrust case, 1982
 8 Jan*	Herman Hollerith patents first data processing computer, 1889
 8 Jan*	Justice Dept. drops IBM suit, 1982
10 Jan*	First CDC 1604 delivered to Navy, 1960
16 Jan*	Set uid bit patent issued, to Dennis Ritchie, 1979
17 Jan*	Justice Dept. begins IBM anti-trust suit, 1969 (drops it, 01/08/82)
24 Jan*	DG Nova introduced, 1969
25 Jan*	First U.S. meeting of ALGOL definition committee, 1958
26 Jan*	EDVAC demonstrated, 1952
31 Jan*	Hewlett-Packard founded, 1939
11 Feb*	Last day of JOSS service at RAND Corp., 1966
14 Feb*	First micro-on-a-chip patented (TI), 1978
15 Feb*	ENIAC demonstrated, 1946
 1 Mar*	First NPL (later PL/I) report published, 1964
 4 Mar*	First Cray-1 shipped to Los Alamos
 9 Mar*	"GOTO considered harmful" (E.J. Dijkstra) published in CACM, 1968
14 Mar*	LISP introduced, 1960
28 Mar*	DEC announces PDP-11, 1970
31 Mar*	Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corp. founded, Phila, 1946
 1 Apr*	Yourdon, Inc. founded, 1974  (It figures.)
 3 Apr*	IBM 701 introduced, 1953
 4 Apr*	Tandy Corp. acquires Radio Shack, 1963 (9 stores)
 7 Apr*	IBM announces System/360, 1964
 9 Apr*	ENIAC Project begun, 1943
28 Apr*	Zilog Z-80 introduced
 6 May*	EDSAC demonstrated, 1949
 1 May*	First BASIC program run at Dartmouth, 1964
16 May*	First report on SNOBOL distributed (within BTL), 1963
19 May*	UNIX is 10000 days old, 1997
21 May*	DEC announces PDP-8
22 May*	Ethernet first described, 1973
27 May*	First joint meeting of U.S. and European ALGOL definition cte., 1958
28 May*	First meeting of COBOL definition cte. (eventually CODASYL), 1959
30 May*	Colossus Mark II, 1944
 2 Jun*	First issue of Computerworld, 1967
10 Jun*	First Apple II shipped, 1977
15 Jun*	UNIVAC I delivered to the Census Bureau, 1951
16 Jun*	First programming error at Census Bureau, 1951 (apocryphal)
23 Jun*	IBM unbundles software, 1969
23 Jun*	Turing's Birthday, 1912
30 Jun*	First advanced degree on computer related topic: to H. Karamanian,
	Temple Univ., Phila, 1948, for symbolic differentiation on the ENIAC
 8 Jul*	Bell Telephone Co. formed (predecessor of AT&T), 1877
 8 Jul*	CDC incorporated, 1957
14 Aug*	First Unix-based mallet created, 1954
14 Aug*	IBM PC announced, 1981
22 Aug*	CDC 6600 introduced, 1963
23 Aug*	DEC founded, 1957
15 Sep*	ACM founded, 1947
20 Sep*	Harlan Herrick runs first FORTRAN program, 1954
 2 Oct*	First robotics-based CAM, 1939
 6 Oct*	First GPSS manual published, 1961
 8 Oct*	First VisiCalc prototype, 1978
12 Oct*	Univac gives contract for SIMULA compiler to Nygaard and Dahl, 1962
14 Oct*	British Computer Society founded, 1957
15 Oct*	First FORTRAN Programmer's Reference Manual published
20 Oct*	Zurich ALGOL report published, 1958
25 Oct*	DEC announces VAX-11/780
 4 Nov*	UNIVAC I program predicts Eisenhower victory based on 7% of votes, 1952
 8 Dec*	First Ph.D. awarded by Computer Science Dept, Univ. of Penna, 1965
 1 Jan*	Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution in Cuba
 1 Jan*	Castro expels Cuban President Batista, 1959
 1 Jan*	Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech, 1947
 1 Jan*	First Rose Bowl; Michigan 49 - Stanford 0, 1902
 4 Jan*	Quadrantid meteor shower (look north)
 5 Jan*	-50 degrees F, Strawberry UT, 1913
 5 Jan*	Fellowship enters Moria  (LOTR)
 5 Jan*	The FCC hears the first demonstration of FM radio, 1940
 5 Jan*	Twelfth night
 6 Jan*	Millard Fillmore's birthday (let's party!)
 8 Jan*	Battle of New Orleans
 9 Jan*	Fellowship reaches Lorien (LOTR)
 9 Jan*	Plough Monday
10 Jan*	First meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946
10 Jan*	Thomas Paine's Common Sense published, 1776
11 Jan*	Anniversary of the Peoples Republic of Albania
11 Jan*	De Hostos' Birthday in Puerto Rico
11 Jan*	Milk delivered in bottles for first time, 1878
11 Jan*	Prithvi Jayanti in Nepal
11 Jan*	Surgeon General condemned cigarettes, 1964
11 Jan*	The Whiskey-A-Go-Go opens on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, 1963
14 Jan*	The first "Be-In" is held in Golden Gate Park, 1967
16 Jan*	Prohibition begins, 1920
17 Jan*	Passing of Gandalf (LOTR)
18 Jan*	Grey whale migration, California
20 Jan*	St. Agnes Eve (Ah, bitter chill it was...)
24 Jan*	Eskimo Pie patented by Christian Nelson, 1922
24 Jan*	Gold discovered in California at Sutter's Mill, 1848
26 Jan*	Sydney Aust. settled, 1788
27 Jan*	Grissom, White and Chaffe burned to death in Apollo 1, 1967
27 Jan*	Vietnam War cease-fire signed, 1973
28 Jan*	First ski tow, Woodstock VT, 1914
28 Jan*	Space Shuttle Challenger (51-L) explodes 74 seconds after liftoff
	    killing Scobee, Smith, McNair, Resnick, Jarvis, Onizuka and 
	    McAuliffe, 1986
30 Jan*	Mohandas Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi by Hindu fanatic, 1948
30 Jan*	Tet Offensive, 1968
31 Jan*	"Ham" the chimpanzee soars into space aboard Mercury-Redstone 2, 1961
31 Jan*	Explorer I launched, 1958.  Van Allen Belt discovered
31 Jan*	Irving Langmuir, 1881, invented tungsten filament lamp
 1 Feb*	First TV soap: Secret Storm, 1954
 1 Feb*	Forces led by Khomeini take over Iran, 1979
 4 Feb*	Cybernet inaugurated, 1969
 4 Feb*	Patricia Hearst kidnaped by Symbionese Liberation Army, 1974
 7 Feb*	Fellowship leaves Lorien (LOTR)
 8 Feb*	1963 Revolution Anniversary in Iraq
 9 Feb*	-51 degrees F, Vanderbilt MI, 1934
12 Feb*	Lincoln's real birthday
12 Feb*	Santa Barbara oil leak, 1969
14 Feb*	Bombing of Dresden, 1945
15 Feb*	Chicago Seven convicted, 1970
16 Feb*	Nylon patented, 1937
16 Feb*	Stephen Decatur burns US frigate in Tripoli, 1804
17 Feb*	Death of Boromir (LOTR)
18 Feb*	Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, Lowell Observatory, AZ, 1930
19 Feb*	US Marines land on Iwo Jima, 1945
20 Feb*	John Glenn orbits the Earth 3 times, 1962
20 Feb*	Meriadoc & Pippin meet Treebeard (LOTR)
21 Feb*	Battle of Verdun begins, 1916 1M casualties
21 Feb*	First telephone directory, New Haven, Connecticut, 1878
21 Feb*	Malcom X shot to death in Harlem, 1965
22 Feb*	Passing of King Ellesar (LOTR)
23 Feb*	Lt. Calley confesses, implicates Cpt. Medina, 1971
24 Feb*	Ents destroy Isengard (LOTR)
24 Feb*	Impeachment proceedings against Andrew Johnson begin, 1868
26 Feb*	Aragorn takes the Paths of the Dead (LOTR)
28 Feb*	The "French Connection" drug bust occurs in Marseilles, 1972
29 Feb*	French and Indian raid on Deerfield MA, 1704
 1 Mar*	Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrested for witchcraft
	    in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692
 2 Mar*	Blackthorn winds (New England) (Does anyone know what this is?)
 4 Mar*	First meeting of Congress, 1789, in N.Y.C.
 5 Mar*	Frodo & Samwise encounter Shelob (LOTR)
 6 Mar*	Hindenburg explodes and burns upon landing at Lakehurst, NJ, 1939
 8 Mar*	Deaths of Denethor & Theoden (LOTR)
13 Mar*	"Striptease" introduced, Paris, 1894
14 Mar*	Teddy Roosevelt excludes Japanese laborers from continental US, 1907
15 Mar*	Day of the 1848 revolution in Hungary
15 Mar*	Buzzards return to Hinckley OH
15 Mar*	France assumes protectorate over Vietnam, 1874
15 Mar*	Watts, Los Angeles, riots kill two, injure 25, 1966
16 Mar*	First liquid-fuel-powered rocket flight, 1926
16 Mar*	MyLai Massacre; 300 non-combatant villagers killed by U.S. infantrymen
16 Mar*	Robert Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket, Auburn MA, 1926
17 Mar*	Vanguard I launched, 1958.  Earth proved pear-shaped
18 Mar*	Aleksei Leonov performs first spacewalk, 1965
18 Mar*	Destruction of the Ring (LOTR)
19 Mar*	Swallows return to Capistrano
20 Mar*	Radio Caroline, the original British pirate radio station, sinks, 1980
24 Mar*	Construction of New York subway system begins, 1900
25 Mar*	Triangle Shirt Waist Fire, 1911
26 Mar*	Popeye statue unveiled, Crystal City TX Spinach Festival, 1937
27 Mar*	Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union, 1958
28 Mar*	Three Mile Island releases radioactive gas, 1979
29 Mar*	Flowering of the Mallorn (LOTR)
29 Mar*	Swedish settled Christiana (Wilmington) DE, 1638
30 Mar*	Alaska purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, 1867
30 Mar*	Five rings around Uranus discovered, 1977
30 Mar*	Pencil with eraser patented, 1858
 1 Apr*	People of superb intelligence, savoir-faire, etc. born this day.
 4 Apr*	Gandalf visits Bilbo (LOTR)
 4 Apr*	Martin Luther King assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968
 4 Apr*	NATO Established, 1949
 6 Apr*	Joseph Smith founds Mormon Church, 1830
 7 Apr*	Albert Hofmann synthesizes LSD in Switzerland, 1943
 7 Apr*	Alewives run, Cape Cod
 9 Apr*	Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, 1865
12 Apr*	Confederate troops fire first shots of Civil War at Ft Sumter, 1861
12 Apr*	Space Shuttle Columbia launched, 1981
12 Apr*	Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space, 1961
13 Apr*	Laotian New Year (3 days) in Laos
14 Apr*	Lincoln shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth, 1865
14 Apr*	Titanic hits iceberg and sinks, 1912
15 Apr*	Lincoln dies, 1865
15 Apr*	Ray Kroc opens first McDonalds in Des Plaines, IL, 1955
17 Apr*	An unexpected party (LOTR)
17 Apr*	Bay of Pigs invasion crushed by Castro forces, 1961
18 Apr*	Einstein's Death, 1955
18 Apr*	First Laundromat opens, Fort Worth Texas, 1934
18 Apr*	San Francisco earthquake, 1906
19 Apr*	Landing of the "33" in Uruguay
19 Apr*	Warsaw Ghetto uprising, 1943
20 Apr*	Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of busing, 1971
21 Apr*	Lyrid meteor shower
23 Apr*	Crowning of King Ellesar (LOTR)
23 Apr*	Hank Aaron hits his first home run, 1954
26 Apr*	William Shakespeare baptized in Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1564,
        birthdate unknown
27 Apr*	Magellan killed in Philippines, 1521
29 Apr*	Zipper patented by Gideon Sindback, 1913
 1 May*	Beltaine; Feast of the god Bel, sun god
 3 May*	Anti-war protest disrupts business in Washington, 1971
 4 May*	Four Kent State students are shot down by the National Guard, 1970
 5 May*	John Scopes arrested for teaching evolution, Dayton, TN, 1925
 7 May*	Germany surrenders after WWII, 1945
 8 May*	Beginning of ostrich mating season
 8 May*	US institutes mining of Haiphong Harbor, 1972
 9 May*	94 degrees, New York, 1979
10 May*	Germany invades Low Countries, 1940
10 May*	Nazi bookburning, 1933
14 May*	Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804
14 May*	Nation of Israel proclaimed, 1948
15 May*	Asylum for Inebriates founded, Binghamton NY, 1854
17 May*	24" rain in 11 hours, Pearl River, S. China, 1982
17 May*	Six SLA members killed in televised gun fight, 1974
18 May*	Battle of Las Piedras in Uruguay
18 May*	Napoleon crowned Emperor, 1804
19 May*	Arwen leaves Lorian to wed King Ellesar (LOTR)
21 May*	Battle of Iquique in Chile
21 May*	US explodes first hydrogen bomb, 1956
22 May*	US Civil War ends, 1865
23 May*	Israeli raid into Argentina to capture Adolf Eichmann, 1960
23 May*	Two Yetis sighted, Mt. Everest, 1953
24 May*	Battle of Pinchincha in Ecuador
25 May*	Oral Roberts sees 900 foot tall Jesus Christ, Tulsa OK, 1980
25 May*	Successful test of the limelight in Purfleet, England, 1830
26 May*	Congress sets first immigration quotas, 1924
27 May*	Golden Gate Bridge opens, 1937
29 May*	Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norkay climb Mt. Everest, 1953
29 May*	First food stamps issued, 1961
30 May*	US Marines sent to Nicaragua, 1912
 2 Jun*	Native Americans "granted" citizenship, 1924
 4 Jun*	Roquefort cheese developed, 1070
 5 Jun*	Robert Kennedy assassinated, 1968
 5 Jun*	US leaves the Gold Standard, 1933
 6 Jun*	First drive-in movie, 1933
 6 Jun*	Normandy landing, 1944
10 Jun*	Death of Alexander the Great, 323 B.C.
10 Jun*	Denver police tear gas Jethro Tull and 2000 fans at Red Rocks, 1971
11 Jun*	Greeks seize Troy, 1184BC
11 Jun*	Sauron attacks Osgilliath (LOTR)
13 Jun*	Bilbo returns to Bag End (LOTR)
13 Jun*	Pioneer flies past Neptune, and therefore out of the Solar System
14 Jun*	Sandpaper invented by I. Fischer, Jr., 1834
15 Jun*	Ben Franklin's kite experiment, 1752
15 Jun*	Magna Carta signed, 1215
15 Jun*	Series of photographs by Edward Muggeridge prove to Leland Stanford
	    that all the hooves of a horse are off the ground during the gallop,
	    1878
16 Jun*	"The Blues Brothers" premieres in Chicago, 1980
17 Jun*	China explodes its first Hydrogen bomb, 1967
17 Jun*	Watergate Democratic National Committee break-in, 1972
19 Jun*	Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed in Sing-Sing prison, 1953
19 Jun*	Lizzie Bordon acquitted, 1893
20 Jun*	Victoria crowned, 1837
21 Jun*	Berlin airlift begins, 1948
21 Jun*	Sun rises over Heelstone at Stonehenge
22 Jun*	Civil rights workers disappear in Mississippi, 1964
23 Jun*	Slavery abolished in England, 1772
23 Jun*	Wedding of Ellesar & Arwen (LOTR)
24 Jun*	Senate repeals Gulf of Tonkin resolution, 1970
25 Jun*	Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn, 1876
25 Jun*	North Korea invades South Korea, 1950
26 Jun*	Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
26 Jun*	St. Lawrence Seaway dedicated by Eisenhower & Queen Elizabeth II, 1959
26 Jun*	Toothbrush invented, 1498
27 Jun*	100 degrees, Fort Yukon, 1915
27 Jun*	Bill Graham closes the Fillmore East, 1971
28 Jun*	Supreme Court decides in favor of Alan Bakke, 1978
30 Jun*	"That" explosion in Siberia, 1908
30 Jun*	China and Soviet Union announce split over ideology, 1960
 1 Jul*	Battle of Gettysburg begins, 1863
 3 Jul*	Dog days begin
 4 Jul*	Battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg won by Union forces, 1863
 4 Jul*	Cloudy, 76 degrees, Philadelphia PA, 1776
 4 Jul*	Gandalf imprisoned by Saruman (LOTR)
 4 Jul*	New York abstains on Declaration of Independence vote, 1776
 4 Jul*	Thoreau enters woods, 1845
 6 Jul*	First `talkie' (talking motion picture) premiere in New York, 1928
 6 Jul*	Lawrence of Arabia captures Aqaba, 1917
 7 Jul*	First radio broadcast of "Dragnet", 1949
 8 Jul*	First public reading of the Declaration of Independence, 1776
 8 Jul*	Liberty Bell cracks while being rung at funeral of John Marshall, 1835
 9 Jul*	10-hour working day set by law, NH, 1847
10 Jul*	134 degrees in Death Valley, 1913
12 Jul*	Minimum wages established: 40 cents/hour, 1933
13 Jul*	Women first compete in Olympic games, 1908
16 Jul*	Detonation of the first atomic bomb at Alamagordo, NM, 1945
17 Jul*	Disneyland opens, 1955
18 Jul*	Ty Cobb gets 4000th base hit, 1927
19 Jul*	Five Massachusetts women executed for witchcraft, 1692
20 Jul*	Armstrong and Aldrin land on moon, 1969
21 Jul*	First Train Robbery, Jesse James gets $3000 near Adair, Iowa, 1873
21 Jul*	Vietnam divided at 17th parallel, 1954
23 Jul*	Ice cream cone introduced, St. Louis MO, 1904
24 Jul*	Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925
24 Jul*	The ring comes to Bilbo (LOTR)
26 Jul*	Bilbo rescued from Wargs by Eagles (LOTR)
30 Jul*	"In God We Trust" made U.S. motto, 1956
31 Jul*	Harry S. Truman dedicates N.Y. Int'l Airport @ Idlewild Field, 1948,
	    later JFK
 1 Aug*	Lughnasa; Feast of the god Lugh, a 30 day Celtic feast centers on
	    this day
 3 Aug*	Columbus sets sail for Cathay, 1492
 3 Aug*	Funeral of King Theoden (LOTR)
 3 Aug*	USS Nautilus crosses under north polar ice cap, 1958
 4 Aug*	Axe murder of Andrew and Abbey Borden, 1892
 4 Aug*	Bombing of N. Vietnam begins, 1964
 4 Aug*	Britain declares war on Germany starting World War I, 1914
 6 Aug*	Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, 1945
 6 Aug*	Caricom in Barbados
 6 Aug*	Cy Young pitches first game, 1890
 8 Aug*	Montenegro declares war on Germany, 1914
 8 Aug*	Richard Nixon resigns the US presidency, 1974
 8 Aug*	The Great Train Robbery -- $7,368,000, 1963
 9 Aug*	Helter Skelter... the Charles Manson murders take place, 1969
 9 Aug*	Persia defeats Spartan King Leonidas at Thermopylae, 480 BC
 9 Aug*	US/Canada border defined in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842
 9 Aug*	Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, 1945
10 Aug*	Chicago incorporated as a village of 300 people, 1833
10 Aug*	US and Panama agree to transfer the canal in the year 2000, 1977
11 Aug*	Dog days end
11 Aug*	France Ends War in Indochina, 1954
11 Aug*	Perseid meteor shower (look north; three days)
12 Aug*	First test flight of Space Shuttle "Enterprise" from 747, 1977
12 Aug*	Last U.S. ground troops out of Vietnam, 1972
13 Aug*	Berlin wall erected, 1961
13 Aug*	Li'l Abner debut, 1934
14 Aug*	Social Security begins in U.S., 1935
15 Aug*	Gandhi's movement obtains independence for Pakistan and India, 1947
15 Aug*	Hurricane hits Plymouth Plantation, 1635
16 Aug*	Roller Coaster patented, 1898
17 Aug*	First public bath opened in N.Y., 1891
18 Aug*	Anti-Cigarette League of America formed
19 Aug*	Air Force cargo plane snares payload from Discoverer 14 spy satellite,
	    marking start of practical military reconnaissance from space, 1960
19 Aug*	Gail Borden patents condensed milk, 1856
22 Aug*	Death of King Richard III, 1485, Last of the Plantagenets
22 Aug*	Joe Walker sets X-15 all time altitude mark (67 miles), 1963
22 Aug*	St. Columbia reports seeing monster in Loch Ness, 565
23 Aug*	Sacco and Vanzetti executed, 1927
24 Aug*	"Alice's Restaurant" premieres in New York and Los Angeles, 1969
24 Aug*	-126.9 F at Vostok, Antarctica, 1960
24 Aug*	British troops burn Washington, 1814
25 Aug*	Gen. De Gaulle leads French forces into Paris, 1944
26 Aug*	Women get the vote, 1920
27 Aug*	"Tarzan of the Apes" published, 1912
27 Aug*	Krakatoa, Java explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons, 1883
28 Aug*	King leads over 200K in civil rights rally in Washington, DC, 1963
29 Aug*	Star in Cygnus goes nova and becomes 4th brightest in sky, 1975;
	    Nova Cygni 1975.
29 Aug*	Saruman enters the Shire (LOTR)
30 Aug*	75 cents a pound tariff set on opium, 1842
30 Aug*	Japan Stationery Co. sells first felt-tipped pen, 1960
30 Aug*	St. Rose of Lima in Peru
30 Aug*	Washington-to-Moscow hot line connected, 1963
31 Aug*	269 people killed after Korean Airlines 747 shot down by USSR, 1983
31 Aug*	Mary Anne Nichols becomes Jack the Ripper's first victim, 1888
31 Aug*	Non-aggression pact signed by USSR and Afghanistan, 1926
 1 Sep*	Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in World Chess Match, 1972
 1 Sep*	Joshua A. Norton proclaims himself 'Emperor Norton I', 1859
 2 Sep*	Great Britain adopts Gregorian Calendar, 1752
 2 Sep*	Japan signs unconditional surrender on US battleship `Missouri', 1945
 3 Sep*	The Lionheart crowned, 1189
 3 Sep*	Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic in San Marino
 5 Sep*	Kennedy orders resumption of underground nuclear tests, 1961
 5 Sep*	The first Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia, 1774
 6 Sep*	149 Pilgrims set forth from England aboard the Mayflower, 1620
 6 Sep*	First Star Trek episode (The Man Trap) aired 1966
 6 Sep*	Pres. McKinley shot, 1901
 6 Sep*	Somhlolo in Swaziland
 8 Sep*	"Star Trek" debuts on NBC (1966)
 8 Sep*	Jack the Ripper kills again, Annie Chapman is second victim, 1888
 8 Sep*	President Ford pardons Richard M. Nixon, 1974
 9 Sep*	California becomes the 31st state, 1850
 9 Sep*	United Colonies is renamed the United States, 1776
10 Sep*	Gandalf escapes from Orthanc (LOTR)
10 Sep*	Mountain Meadows Massacre.  Mormons kill Gentile wagon train, 1857
12 Sep*	German paratroopers rescue Mussolini from captivity, 1943
12 Sep*	Germany annexes Sudetenland, 1938
13 Sep*	136.4 F at el Azizia, Libya, 1922
13 Sep*	British defeat the French at Abraham near Quebec City, 1788
13 Sep*	Building of Hadrian's Wall begun, 122
13 Sep*	Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China, 1943
14 Sep*	Benjamin Franklin is sent to France as an American minister, 1778
14 Sep*	Frodo & Bilbo's birthday (LOTR)
14 Sep*	Salem, Massachusetts, is founded, 1629
14 Sep*	The Selective Service Act establishes the first peacetime draft, 1940
15 Sep*	Black riders enter the Shire (LOTR)
15 Sep*	Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins his 13 day tour of the US, 1959
15 Sep*	The U.S. Foreign Affairs Dept. becomes the U.S. State Department, 1789
16 Sep*	The village of Shawmut, Massachusetts, becomes the city of Boston, 1630
17 Sep*	Battle of Antietam, 1862
18 Sep*	Frodo and company rescued by Bombadil (LOTR)
18 Sep*	Victory of Uprona in Burundi
20 Sep*	Equal Rights Party nominates Belva Lockwood for President, 1884
20 Sep*	First meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of
	    Science, 1848
20 Sep*	First meeting of the National Research Council, 1916
20 Sep*	Magellan leaves Spain on the first Round the World passage, 1519
20 Sep*	The Roxy Theater opens in Hollywood, 1973
22 Sep*	Allied forces form the independent nation West Germany, 1953
22 Sep*	President Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, 1862
22 Sep*	Special prosecutor Leon Jeworski subpoenas President Nixon, 1974
22 Sep*	The first Soviet atomic bomb explodes, 1949
23 Sep*	Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law, 1972
23 Sep*	The New York Knickerbockers becomes the first U.S. Baseball club, 1845
23 Sep*	V.P. Nixon denies campaign fund fraud with his "Checkers" speech, 1952
25 Sep*	Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman on US Supreme Court, 1981
27 Sep*	The first passenger was hauled in a locomotive in England, 1825
28 Sep*	"Pilgrim's Progress" published, 1678
28 Sep*	A Greek soldier runs 26+ miles after the Persian defeat at Marathon,
	    490BC
28 Sep*	Frodo wounded at Weathertop (LOTR)
30 Sep*	Red Jack kills 2, Elizabeth Stride (#3) and Catherine Eddowes (#4),
	    1888
30 Sep*	The first tooth is extracted under anesthesia in Charleston, Mass, 1846
30 Sep*	The verdicts of the Nuremberg trials are announced, 1946
 1 Oct*	NASA officially begins operations, 1958
 2 Oct*	Thurgood Marshall sworn as the first black Supreme Court Justice, 1967
 4 Oct*	Crimean war begins, 1853
 4 Oct*	First space vehicle, Sputnik I, launched, 1957
 5 Oct*	Frodo crosses bridge of Mitheithel
 6 Oct*	Antioch College is the first public school to admit men and women, 1853
 6 Oct*	Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is assassinated in Cairo, 1981
 6 Oct*	Israel is attacked by the alliance of Egypt and Syria, 1973
 7 Oct*	Foundation of the German Democratic Republic (GDR or DDR), 1949
 7 Oct*	Georgia Tech. beats Cumberland Univ. 222-0, 1916
 7 Oct*	Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel sent to prison on fraud charges, 1977
 7 Oct*	Mother Teresa of Calcutta awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1979
 7 Oct*	Police stop Wilbur Mills car, Fanne Fox jumps into water, 1974
 8 Oct*	Great Chicago Fire, 1871
 9 Oct*	First two-way telephone conversation, 1876
10 Oct*	Beginning of the Wars for Independence in Cuba
10 Oct*	Foundation of the Workers Party in North Korea
10 Oct*	Mercury at Superior Conjunction with Sun.  Moves into night sky. (1984)
10 Oct*	Spiro T. Agnew resigns as Vice-President due to income tax fraud, 1973
11 Oct*	"Saturday Night Live" premiers on NBC-TV, 1975
11 Oct*	The Gang of Four are arrested in Peking, 1976
11 Oct*	The first steam powered ferry ran between New York and Hoboken, 1811
11 Oct*	The second Vatican Ecumenical Council opens in Rome, 1962
11 Oct*	First broadcast of Saturday Night Live, 1975
12 Oct*	Bahama Natives discover Columbus of Europe lost on their shores, 1492
12 Oct*	Khrushchev pounds his desk with shoe during a speech to the UN, 1960
12 Oct*	Man O'War's last race, 1920
12 Oct*	Native Americans discover Columbus of Europe lost on their shores, 1492
13 Oct*	Italy declares war on Germany, 1943
13 Oct*	U.S. Navy born, 1775, authorized by the Second Continental Congress
14 Oct*	Battle of Hastings won by William the Conqueror and the Normans, 1066
14 Oct*	Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier, 1947
15 Oct*	First draft card burned, 1965
16 Oct*	Boromir reaches Rivendell (LOTR)
17 Oct*	Council of Elrond (LOTR)
18 Oct*	Boston Shoemakers form first U.S. labor org., 1648
18 Oct*	Soviets announce their probe took photos of the Moon's far side, 1959
19 Oct*	Mao Tse-tung establishes the People's Republic of China, 1949
19 Oct*	Napoleon's beaten army begins the long retreat from Moscow, 1812
20 Oct*	"Saturday Night Massacre", 1973
20 Oct*	OPEC embargo, 1973
21 Oct*	Edison makes the first practical incandescent lamp, 1879
21 Oct*	Guggenheim Museum opens, 1959
23 Oct*	Battle of Leyte Gulf begins, 1944
23 Oct*	Day of the 1956 revolution in Hungary
23 Oct*	Earth created at 6:30 AM, 4004BC.
23 Oct*	Swallows leave Capistrano
25 Oct*	End of War of the Ring (LOTR)
25 Oct*	The UN removes Taiwan and admits the People's Republic of China, 1971
26 Oct*	UN's World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated, 1978
27 Oct*	New York's Boss Tweed is arrested on fraud charges, 1871
27 Oct*	The first New York Subway is opened, 1904
28 Oct*	Columbus discovers Cuba, 1492
28 Oct*	Constantine's army defeats forces of Maxentius at Mulvian Bridge, 312
28 Oct*	Harvard was founded in Massachusetts, 1636
28 Oct*	Statue of Liberty was dedicated on Bedloe's Island, 1886
29 Oct*	Stock Market Crash, 1929
30 Oct*	Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast, 1938
31 Oct*	Luther nails 95 Theses to door of Castle Church, Wittenberg, 1517
 1 Nov*	Austria-Hungary become two separate nations, 1918
 1 Nov*	Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill Truman at the Blair House, 1950
 2 Nov*	Luftwaffe completes 57 consecutive nights of bombing of London, 1940
 2 Nov*	Two Frenchmen make the first free hot air balloon flight, 1783
 3 Nov*	Beef rises to 3 cents a pound, IL, 1837
 3 Nov*	Linus Pauling wins Nobel Chemistry Prize, 1954
 3 Nov*	Sputnik II launched, 1957, bearing space dog Laika
 4 Nov*	Iranian militants seize US embassy personnel in Teheran, 1979
 4 Nov*	Soviet forces crush the anti-communist revolt in Hungary, 1956
 5 Nov*	Guy Fawkes' Plot, 1605
 6 Nov*	Anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution (2 days) in U.S.S.R.
 7 Nov*	Abolitionist newspaperman Elijah P. Lovejoy murdered by mob, 1837
 7 Nov*	Lewis and Clark Expedition in sight of the Pacific Ocean, 1805
 9 Nov*	Blackout of New York, New England, and Eastern Canada, 1965
 9 Nov*	Giant panda discovered (?!), China, 1927
 9 Nov*	Jack the Ripper kills fifth and final victim, Jane Kelly, 1888
 9 Nov*	Margaret Sanger forms American Birth Control League, 1921
 9 Nov*	Roosevelt establishes the Civil Works Administration, 1933
10 Nov*	41 Women arrested in suffragette demonstrations near White House, 1917
10 Nov*	Cpt. Wirz, commandant of Andersonville Prison hanged, 1865
10 Nov*	Henry Stanley asks David Livingston, "Dr. Livingston, I presume?", 1871
11 Nov*	Washington becomes the 42nd state, 1889
12 Nov*	Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Birthday in Taiwan
12 Nov*	U.S. first exports oil to Europe, 1861
14 Nov*	Quarter Pounder price raised from $0.53 to $0.55 in violation of Nixon
	    price controls (but okayed by Price Commission after formal request
	    from McDonald's), 1971
15 Nov*	Niagara Falls power plant startup, 1896
16 Nov*	Bilbo reaches the Lonely Mountain (LOTR)
16 Nov*	Opening of the Suez Canal, 1869
17 Nov*	46,000 meteoroids fall over AZ in 20 minutes, 1966
17 Nov*	Richard Nixon says "I am not a crook.", 1973
18 Nov*	First hydrogen bomb blasts Enewetok, 1952
18 Nov*	Local standard time zones established for US, 1883
19 Nov*	Gettysburg Address delivered, 1863
21 Nov*	Announcement of 18 1/2 minute gap on Watergate tape, 1973
22 Nov*	Kennedy shot in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald, 1963
23 Nov*	First broadcast of Dr. Who (longest running TV series), 1963
24 Nov*	Lee Harvey Oswald killed by Jack Ruby, 1963
25 Nov*	Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, 1867
27 Nov*	Alfred Nobel establishes Nobel Prize, 1895
27 Nov*	Friction match invented, England, 1826
27 Nov*	Hoosac Railroad Tunnel completed, 1873, in NW Massachusetts
29 Nov*	King Tut's tomb opened, 1922
 1 Dec*	First national corn-husking championship, Alleman IA, 1924
 1 Dec*	Martin Luther King Jr., leads black boycott of Montgomery buses, 1955
 1 Dec*	Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953
 3 Dec*	First neon light display, Paris, 1910
 3 Dec*	First successful human heart transplant led by Dr. Barnard, 1967
 3 Dec*	The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank Zappa concert, 1971
 4 Dec*	Washington takes leave of his officers at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783
 5 Dec*	Death of Smaug (LOTR)
 5 Dec*	End of Prohibition, 1933 (at least the alcohol part)
 5 Dec*	Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776
 5 Dec*	The Eighteenth Amendment repealed, ending Prohibition, 1933
 7 Dec*	Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941
 9 Dec*	Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884
10 Dec*	Metric system established in France, 1799
10 Dec*	Nobel Peace Prize awarded each year
12 Dec*	First wireless message sent across Atlantic by Marconi, 1901
13 Dec*	Apollo 17 leaves the moon, with "last" men to walk on moon aboard, 1972
13 Dec*	Dartmouth College chartered, 1769
13 Dec*	Geminid meteor shower (look south)
15 Dec*	Argo Merchant oil spill, 1976
15 Dec*	Bill of Rights adopted, 1791
15 Dec*	James Naismith invents basketball, Canada, 1891
15 Dec*	Sitting Bull shot in head while submitting to arrest, 1890
16 Dec*	Fellowship begins Quest (LOTR)
20 Dec*	U.S. buys ~1,000,000 sq. miles of Louisiana for ~$20/sq.mi.
21 Dec*	Phileas Fogg completes his trip around the world in less than 80 days
24 Dec*	KKK formed in Pulaski, Tenn, 1865
26 Dec*	DPMA founded, 1951
27 Dec*	APT report published, 1956
27 Dec*	Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth, 1845
28 Dec*	Comet Kohoutek at perihelion, 1973
29 Dec*	Battle of Wounded knee, 1890
30 Dec*	First Los Angeles freeway dedicated, 1940
31 Dec*	St. Sylvester in Switzerland
31 Dec*	Winterland closes its doors, 1978
 1 Jan*	Independence Day in Haiti and Sudan
 1 Jan*	Universal Fraternity Day in Mozambique
 1 Jan*	Beginning of the Year in Japan
 2 Jan*	Ancestry Day in Haiti
 2 Jan*	St. Berchtold's Day in Switzerland
 3 Jan*	New Year's Holiday in Scotland
 3 Jan*	Revolution Day in Upper Volta
 4 Jan*	Independence Day in Burma
 4 Jan*	Martyrs Day in Zaire
 6 Jan*	Children's Day in Uruguay
 6 Jan*	Three Kings' Day in Puerto Rico
 7 Jan*	Christmas in Ethiopia
 7 Jan*	Pioneer's Day in Liberia
 9 Jan*	Day of the Martyrs in Panama
11 Jan*	Armed Forces Day in Liberia
12 Jan*	Zanzibar Revolution Day in Tanzania
13 Jan*	National Liberation Day in Togo
15 Jan*	Arbor Day in Jordan
16 Jan*	Martyrs Day in Benin
18 Jan*	Revolution Day in Tunisia
19 Jan*	Confederate Heroes Day in Texas
19 Jan*	Ethiopian Epiphany in Ethiopia
19 Jan*	Nameday of Archbishop Makarios in Cyprus
20 Jan*	Army Day in Mali
20 Jan*	National Heroes Day in Guinea-Bissau
21 Jan*	Our Lady of Altagracia in Dominican Republic
23 Jan*	Feast of St. Ildefonsus
23 Jan*	National Handwriting Day
24 Jan*	Economic Liberation Day in Togo
26 Jan*	Republic Day in India
26 Jan*	Australia Day in Australia
 2 Feb*	Candlemas
 4 Feb*	Independence Commemoration Day in Sri Lanka
 5 Feb*	Constitution Day in Mexico
 6 Feb*	New Zealand Day
 7 Feb*	Independence Day in Grenada
 9 Feb*	St. Maron's Day in Lebanon
10 Feb*	Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck, AD 60
11 Feb*	National Foundation Day in Japan
12 Feb*	Pyidaungsa Day in Burma
16 Feb*	Makha Bucha Day in Thailand
18 Feb*	Democracy Day in Nepal
18 Feb*	Independence Day in The Gambia
23 Feb*	Republic Day in Guyana
24 Feb*	Gregorian Calendar Day
25 Feb*	National Day in Kuwait
27 Feb*	Independence Day in Dominican Republic
 1 Mar*	Samil Independence Movement Day in South Korea
 1 Mar*	St. David's Day, Cardiff
 2 Mar*	Peasants Day in Burma
 2 Mar*	Texas Independence day
 2 Mar*	Victory of Adowa in Ethiopia
 3 Mar*	Throne Day in Morocco
 4 Mar*	Vermont Admission Day (admitted as 14th state in 1791)
 5 Mar*	Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea
 6 Mar*	Lantern Day, Bejing
 7 Mar*	Purim - Feast of Lots
 8 Mar*	First Annual International Women's Day, 1909
 8 Mar*	International Women's Day in U.S.S.R.
 8 Mar*	Syrian National Day in Libyan Arab Republic
 8 Mar*	Women's Day in Guinea-Bissau, Taiwan and Yemen Democratic Republic
 8 Mar*	Youth Day in Zambia
 9 Mar*	Decoration Day in Liberia
 9 Mar*	Falgun Purnima Day in Nepal
10 Mar*	Labor Day in South Korea
11 Mar*	Johnny Appleseed Day; anniversary of the death of John Chapman
12 Mar*	Commonwealth Day in Swaziland
12 Mar*	Independence Day in Mauritius
12 Mar*	Moshoeshoe's Birthday in Lesotho
12 Mar*	Renovation Day in Gabon
13 Mar*	National Day in Grenada
16 Mar*	Black Press Day; first Black newspaper founded in 1827
17 Mar*	Evacuation Day in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
17 Mar*	St. Patrick's Day
19 Mar*	St. Joseph's Day, obeserved in Colombia, Costa Rica, Holy See,
	Liechtenstein,	San Marino, Spain, Venezuela
19 Mar*	Tree Planting Day in Lestho
20 Mar*	Independence Day in Tunisia
20 Mar*	Youth Day in Oklahoma
20 Mar*	Vernal Equinox in Japan
21 Mar*	Vernal Equinox in Japan
21 Mar*	Afghan New Year in Afghanistan
21 Mar*	Juarez' Birthday in Mexico
22 Mar*	Abolition Day in Puerto Rico
23 Mar*	Pakistan Day in Pakistan
25 Mar*	Greek Independence Day in Cyprus
25 Mar*	Lady Day (a.k.a. the Feast of the Annunciation)
25 Mar*	Maryland Day in Maryland
25 Mar*	National Holiday in Greece
26 Mar*	Independence Day in Bangladesh
26 Mar*	Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day in Hawaii
27 Mar*	Armed Forces Day in Burma
29 Mar*	Death of President Barthelemy Boganda in Central African Republic
29 Mar*	Memorial Day in Madagascar
31 Mar*	National Day in Malta
 1 Apr*	Youth Day in Benin
 2 Apr*	Malvinas Day in Argentina
 2 Apr*	Pascua Florida Day in Florida
 4 Apr*	Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong
 4 Apr*	Liberation Day in Hungary
 4 Apr*	National Day in Senegal
 5 Apr*	Arbor Day in South Korea
 5 Apr*	Tomb Sweeping Day in Taiwan
 6 Apr*	Chakri Memorial Day in Thailand
 6 Apr*	Victory Day in Ethiopia
 8 Apr*	Fast and Prayer Day in Liberia
 9 Apr*	Martyrs Day in Tunisia
11 Apr*	National Heroes Day in Costa Rica
13 Apr*	National Day in Chad
13 Apr*	Songkron Day in Thailand
14 Apr*	Day of the Americas in Honduras
15 Apr*	Bengali New Year in Bangladesh
16 Apr*	De Diego's Birthday (celebrated in Puerto Rico)
16 Apr*	Holy Week (5 days) in Venezuela
16 Apr*	Tourist Week (5 days) in Uruguay
17 Apr*	Burmese New Year in Burma
18 Apr*	Independence Day in Chile and Zimbabwe
19 Apr*	Declaration of Independence in Venezuela
19 Apr*	Republic Day in Sierra Leone
21 Apr*	San Jacinto Day in Texas
22 Apr*	Arbor Day in Nebraska & Delaware
22 Apr*	Oklahoma Day in Oklahoma
24 Apr*	Victory Day in Togo
24 Apr*	Pesach - First Day of Passover - Festival of Freedom
25 Apr*	Anzac Day, observed in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga and Western Samoa
25 Apr*	Liberation Day in Italy
25 Apr*	National Flag Day in Swaziland
26 Apr*	Confederate Memorial Day in Florida & Georgia
26 Apr*	Union Day in Tanzania
27 Apr*	Independence Day in Togo
29 Apr*	Day of Green in Japan
30 Apr*	The Workers Day in Uruguay
 1 May*	Labor Day in many places
 1 May*	Law Day (decl. by Eisenhower)
 1 May*	May Day in many places
 3 May*	Constitution Memorial Day in Japan
 4 May*	Rhode Island Independence Day
 4 May*	National Holiday in Japan
 5 May*	Children's Day in Japan and South Korea
 5 May*	Coronation Day in Thailand
 5 May*	Liberation Day in the Netherlands
 6 May*	Bataan Day in Philippines
 6 May*	Bank Holiday in UK
 7 May*	May Day in United Kingdom
 8 May*	Truman Day in Missouri
 9 May*	Liberation Day in Czechoslovakia
 9 May*	Victory Day in Poland and U.S.S.R.
10 May*	Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina
10 May*	Mothers Day in Guatemala
11 May*	Minnesota Day in Minnesota
14 May*	Buddhist Holiday (Waisak 2528) in Indonesia
14 May*	Independence Day (2 days) in Paraguay
14 May*	Unification Day in Liberia
15 May*	Kamuzu Day in Malawi
15 May*	Vesak Day, observed in Singapore and Malaysia
15 May*	Visakha Bucha Day in Thailand
16 May*	Discovery Day in Cayman Islands
17 May*	Constitution Day in Nauru and Norway
18 May*	Flag Day in Haiti
18 May*	Prayer Day in Denmark
19 May*	Youth and Sports Day in Turkey
20 May*	Mecklenburg Independence Day in North Carolina
20 May*	National Day in Cameroon
20 May*	Victoria Day in Canada
22 May*	National Heroes Day in Sri Lanka
23 May*	Commonwealth Day in Jamaica and Belize
23 May*	National Labor Day in Jamaica
24 May*	Bermuda Day in Bermuda
24 May*	Day of Slav Letters in Bulgaria
25 May*	African Freedom Day in Zimbabwe
25 May*	African Liberation Day in Chad, Mauritania and Zambia
25 May*	Independence Day in Jordan
25 May*	Memorial Day in New Mexico & Puerto Rico
26 May*	First Day of Shavuot
27 May*	Bank Holiday in UK
28 May*	Mothers Day in Central African Republic
31 May*	Pya Martyrs Day in Togo
31 May*	Republic Day in South Africa
 1 Jun*	Independence Days (3 days) in Western Samoa
 1 Jun*	Madaraka Day in Kenya
 1 Jun*	Victory Day in Tunisia
 3 Jun*	Confederate Memorial Day in Kentucky & Louisiana
 3 Jun*	Labor Day in Bahamas
 3 Jun*	Bank Holiday in Rep. of Ireland
 4 Jun*	Emancipation Day in Tonga
 5 Jun*	Constitution Day in Denmark
 5 Jun*	Liberation Day in Seychelles
 6 Jun*	Memorial Day in South Korea
 9 Jun*	Senior Citizen's Day in Oklahoma
10 Jun*	Camoes Day in Portugal
11 Jun*	King Kamehameha I Day in Hawaii
12 Jun*	Independence Day in Philippines
14 Jun*	Flag Day
17 Jun*	Bunker Hill Day in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
17 Jun*	Independence Day in Iceland
18 Jun*	Evacuation Day in Egypt
19 Jun*	Emancipation Day in Texas
19 Jun*	Labor Day in Trinidad and Tobago
19 Jun*	Revolution Day in Algeria
20 Jun*	Flag Day in Argentina
20 Jun*	West Virginia Day in West Virginia
22 Jun*	National Sovereignty Day in Haiti
23 Jun*	National Holiday in Luxembourg
24 Jun*	Fisherman's Day in Madagascar, Mozambique and Somalia
24 Jun*	Kings Day in Spain
24 Jun*	Peasants Day in Peru
24 Jun*	St. Jean-Baptiste Day in Quebec
28 Jun*	Mothers Day in Central African Republic
29 Jun*	Independence Day in Seychelles
29 Jun*	Last Day of Ramadan* in Algeria, Oman
30 Jun*	Day of the Army in Guatemala
 1 Jul*	Dominion Day in Canada
 1 Jul*	Freedom Day in Suriname
 1 Jul*	Independence Day in Burundi
 1 Jul*	National Day in Rwanda
 1 Jul*	Republic Day in Ghana
 2 Jul*	National Day in Kiribati
 4 Jul*	Caribbean Day in Guyana
 4 Jul*	Constitution Day in Cayman Islands
 4 Jul*	Family Day in Lesotho
 4 Jul*	Heroes Day in Zambia
 4 Jul*	Kadooment Day in Barbados
 4 Jul*	Philippine-American Friendship Day in the Philippines
 4 Jul*	Warriors Day (2 days) in Yugoslavia
 5 Jul*	Day of Peace and Unity in Rwanda
 5 Jul*	Independence Day in Algeria and Venezuela
 7 Jul*	National Day in Malawi
 7 Jul*	Saba Saba Day in Tanzania
 9 Jul*	Independence Day in Argentina
10 Jul*	Independence Day in Bahamas
11 Jul*	National Holiday in the Mongolian People's Republic
14 Jul*	Bastille Day
14 Jul*	National Holiday in Monaco
15 Jul*	St. Swithin's Day
16 Jul*	Presidents Day in Botswana
17 Jul*	Constitution Day in South Korea
17 Jul*	Public Holiday in Botswana
18 Jul*	Constitution Day in Uruguay
18 Jul*	Liberation Day in Nicaragua
19 Jul*	Martyrs Day in Burma
20 Jul*	Independence Day in Colombia
20 Jul*	Day of Sea in Japan
21 Jul*	National Holiday in Belgium
22 Jul*	National Day in Poland
23 Jul*	Egyptian National Day in Syrian Arab Republic
23 Jul*	Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea
24 Jul*	Pioneer Day in Utah
24 Jul*	Simon Bolivar's Day in Ecuador and Venezuela
25 Jul*	Constitution Day in Puerto Rico
25 Jul*	National Rebellion Day (3 days) in Cuba
25 Jul*	Republic Day in Tunisia
26 Jul*	Independence Day in Liberia
26 Jul*	National Day in Maldives
28 Jul*	Independence Days (2 days) in Peru
29 Jul*	Rain Day in Waynesburg, PA
31 Jul*	Revolution Day in Congo
 1 Aug*	Discovery Day in Trinidad and Tobago
 1 Aug*	Emancipation Day in Granada
 1 Aug*	Freedom Day in Guyana
 1 Aug*	National Day in Switzerland
 1 Aug*	National Holidays (5 days) in El Salvador
 1 Aug*	Parent's Day in Zaire
 3 Aug*	Independence Day in Jamaica and Niger
 3 Aug*	Memorial Day of Archbishop Makarios in Cyprus
 4 Aug*	Freedom Day in Guyana
 5 Aug*	Bank Holiday in Scotland and Northern Ireland
 6 Aug*	Bank Holiday in Australia, British Columbia, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland,
	Ontario
 6 Aug*	Emancipation Day in Bahamas
 6 Aug*	Independence Day in Bolivia
 9 Aug*	National Day in Singapore
10 Aug*	Independence Day in Ecuador
11 Aug*	Heroes Day (2 days) in Zimbabwe
11 Aug*	Independence Day in Chad
13 Aug*	Women's Day in Tunisia
14 Aug*	Independence Day in Pakistan
14 Aug*	VJ Day, 1945
15 Aug*	Independence Day in India
15 Aug*	Liberation Day in South Korea
15 Aug*	National Day in Congo
16 Aug*	Bennington Battle Day in Vermont
16 Aug*	Independence Days (3 days) in Gabon
16 Aug*	Restoration Day in Dominican Republic
17 Aug*	Independence Day in Indonesia
19 Aug*	Independence Day in Afghanistan
20 Aug*	Constitution Day in Hungary
23 Aug*	Liberation Days (2 days) in Romania
24 Aug*	National Flag Day in Liberia
25 Aug*	Constitution Day in Paraguay
25 Aug*	Independence Day in Uruguay
26 Aug*	Susan B. Anthony Day in Massachusetts
26 Aug*	Bank Holiday in England and Wales
27 Aug*	Liberation Day in Hong Kong
28 Aug*	Heroes Day in Philippines
30 Aug*	Huey P. Long Day in Louisiana
30 Aug*	Victory Day in Turkey
31 Aug*	Independence Day in Trinidad and Tobago
31 Aug*	National Day in Malaysia
31 Aug*	Pashtoonian Day in Afghanistan
 1 Sep*	Army Day in Chile
 3 Sep*	Independence Day in Qatar
 3 Sep*	Memorial Day in Tunisia
 6 Sep*	Defense of Pakistan Day in Pakistan
 6 Sep*	Settlers Day in South Africa
 7 Sep*	Independence Day in Brazil
 9 Sep*	Admission Day in California
 9 Sep*	National Day in North Korea
10 Sep*	Korean Thanksgiving Day (Chusuk) in South Korea
10 Sep*	National Day in Belize
11 Sep*	National Holiday in Chile
12 Sep*	Defender's Day in Maryland
12 Sep*	Revolution Day in Ethiopia
13 Sep*	Barry Day commemorates the death of Commodore John Barry
16 Sep*	Cherokee Strip Day in Oklahoma
16 Sep*	Independence Days in Mexico and Papua New Guinea
17 Sep*	National Heroes Day in Angola
18 Sep*	Independence Day in Chile and Zimbabwe
19 Sep*	Army Day in Chile
21 Sep*	Independence Day in Belize
22 Sep*	Independence Day in Mali
22 Sep*	National Sovereignty Day in Haiti
22 Sep*	Autumnal Equinox in Japan
23 Sep*	Autumnal Equinox in Japan
24 Sep*	Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau
24 Sep*	National Day in Saudi Arabia
24 Sep*	Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago
25 Sep*	Army Day in Mozambique
25 Sep*	Referendum Day in Rwanda
26 Sep*	National Day in Maldives and Yemen Democratic Republic
26 Sep*	Revolution Anniversary Day in Yemen Arab
28 Sep*	Confucius' Day in Taiwan
30 Sep*	Botswana Day in Botswana
30 Sep*	First Day of Sukkot
 1 Oct*	Armed Forces Day in South Korea
 1 Oct*	Independence Day in Nigeria
 1 Oct*	Labour Day in Australia (ACT, NSW and SA only)
 1 Oct*	Queen's Birthday in Western Australia
 1 Oct*	National Liberation Day (2 days) in China
 1 Oct*	Public Holiday in Botswana
 3 Oct*	National Foundation Day in South Korea
 3 Oct*	U.N. Day in Barbados
 3 Oct*	German Reunification Day in Germany
 4 Oct*	Independence Day in Lesotho
 6 Oct*	National Sports Day in Lesotho
 7 Oct*	National Heroes Day in Jamaica
 8 Oct*	Constitution Day in U.S.S.R
 8 Oct*	Fiji Day in Fiji
 8 Oct*	Thanksgiving Day in Canada
 9 Oct*	Independence Day in Uganda
 9 Oct*	Korean Alphabet Day in South Korea
 9 Oct*	Leif Erikson Day commemorates the discovery of North America in AD 1000
 9 Oct*	Republic Day in Khmer Republic
10 Oct*	Fiji Day in Fiji
10 Oct*	National Day in Taiwan
10 Oct*	Oklahoma Historical Day in Oklahoma
11 Oct*	Day of the Revolution in Panama
11 Oct*	Druger Day in South Africa
12 Oct*	Day of the Race in Argentina
12 Oct*	Discovery Day in Gahamas
12 Oct*	National Day in Equatorial Guinea and Spain
12 Oct*	Our Lady Aparecida Day in Brazil
12 Oct*	Pan American Day in Belize
13 Oct*	St. Edward's Day - Patron saint of England
14 Oct*	National Day in Yemen Arab Republic
14 Oct*	Young People's Day in Zaire
14 Oct*	Thanksgiving Day in Canada
15 Oct*	Evacuation Day in Tunisia
16 Oct*	National Boss Day
17 Oct*	Heroes Day in Jamaica
17 Oct*	Mother's Day in Malawi
20 Oct*	Kenyatta Day in Kenya
21 Oct*	Armed Forces Day in Honduras
21 Oct*	Revolution Days (2 days) in Somalia
23 Oct*	Chulalongkron's Day in Thailand
24 Oct*	Independence Day in Zambia
24 Oct*	United Nations Day
25 Oct*	Taiwan Restoration Day in Taiwan
26 Oct*	Agam Day in Nauru
26 Oct*	Armed Forces Day in Benin and Rwanda
26 Oct*	National Day in Austria
28 Oct*	National Holiday in Greece
28 Oct*	OHI Day in Cyprus
28 Oct*	Bank Holiday in Republic of Ireland
29 Oct*	Republic Day in Turkey
31 Oct*	Nevada Day in Nevada
 1 Nov*	All Saints Day
 2 Nov*	All Souls Day
 2 Nov*	Memorial Day in Ecuador
 3 Nov*	Culture Day in Japan
 3 Nov*	Thanksgiving Day in Liberia
 4 Nov*	Flag Day in Panama
 4 Nov*	Will Rogers Day
 6 Nov*	Green March Day in Morocco
 7 Nov*	National Revolution Day
 7 Nov*	October Revolution Day in Hungary
11 Nov*	Independence Day in Angola
11 Nov*	Remembrance Day in Canada
11 Nov*	Republic Day in Maldives
15 Nov*	Dynasty Day in Belgium
17 Nov*	Army Day in Zaire
18 Nov*	Independence Day in Morocco
18 Nov*	National Days (4 days) in Oman
19 Nov*	Discovery Day in Puerto Rico
19 Nov*	Feast Day of S.A.S. Prince Rainier in Monaco
20 Nov*	Revolution Day in Mexico
22 Nov*	Independence Day in Lebanon
23 Nov*	Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan
25 Nov*	Independence Day in Suriname
28 Nov*	Independence Day in Albania and Mauritania
29 Nov*	Day of the Republic (2 days) in Yugoslavia
29 Nov*	Goodwill Day in Liberia
29 Nov*	Liberation Day in Albania
29 Nov*	National Day in Burma
30 Nov*	Independence Day in Barbados and Yemen Democratic Republic
30 Nov*	National Day in Benin
30 Nov*	National Heroes Day in Philippines
30 Nov*	St. Andrew's Day
 1 Dec*	Independence Day in Central African Republic
 1 Dec*	World AIDS Day
 2 Dec*	National Holiday in United Arab Emirates
 3 Dec*	National Holiday in Laos
 6 Dec*	Independence Day in Finland
 7 Dec*	Delaware Day in Delaware
 7 Dec*	Independence Day in Ivory Coast
 7 Dec*	Independence Day in Panama
 8 Dec*	Mother's Day in Panama
 9 Dec*	Independence Day in Tanzania
10 Dec*	Human Rights Day
10 Dec*	Thai Constitution Day in Thailand
10 Dec*	Wyoming Day in Wyoming
11 Dec*	Independence Day in Upper Volta
12 Dec*	Independence Day in Kenya
13 Dec*	Republic Day in Malta
15 Dec*	Statue Day in the Netherlands Antilles
16 Dec*	Constitution Day in Nepal
16 Dec*	Day of the Covenant in South Africa
16 Dec*	National Day in Bahrain
16 Dec*	Victory Day in Bangladesh
17 Dec*	National Day in Bhutan
18 Dec*	Republic Day in Niger
23 Dec*	Victory Day in Egypt
23 Dec*	Emperor's Birthday in Japan
25 Dec*	Children's Day in Congo
26 Dec*	Bank Holiday in Canada, Rep. of Ireland, and UK
26 Dec*	Boxing Day
26 Dec*	Family Day in South Africa
26 Dec*	St. Stephen's Day
26 Dec*	Bank Holiday in Canada, Rep. of Ireland, and UK
27 Dec*	Bank Holiday in Cayman Islands
27 Dec*	Constitution Day in North Korea
27 Dec*	Public Holiday in Lesotho, Zimbabwe
29 Dec*	Civic Holidays (3 days) in Costa Rica
31 Dec*	Bank Holiday in El Salvador, Honduras, Pakistan
31 Dec*	Feed Yourself Day in Benin
21 Apr*	Tiradentes in Brazil
25 Apr*	Anniversary of the Revolution in Portugal
30 Apr*	Queen's Birthday in the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles
 2 May*	King's Birthday in Lesotho
 5 May*	Battle of Puebla in Mexico
 8 May*	Buddha's Birthday in South Korea
 8 May*	Elections for the National Assembly in Philippines
14 May*	Anniversary of the Founding of Guinean Democratic Party in Guinea
25 May*	Anniversary of the Revolution of 1810 in Argentina
25 May*	Revolution in the Sudan in Libyan Arab Republic
27 May*	Afghanistan attains sovereignty, 1921
 2 Jun*	Corpus Christi in Paraguay
 6 Jun*	Jefferson Davis's Birthday in Alabama & Mississippi (1st Monday)
 6 Jun*	Jefferson Davis's Birthday in Florida, Georgia, & S. Carolina
 4 Jun*	Queen's Birthday in New Zealand
 6 Jun*	His Majesty, Yang Di-Pertuan Agong's Birthday in Malaysia
11 Jun*	Queen's Birthday
12 Jun*	Peace with Bolivia in Paraguay
13 Jun*	Corrective Movement in Yemen Arab Republic
16 Jun*	Bloomsday - Anniversary of Dublin events, 1904, in "Ulysses"
18 Jun*	Queen's Birthday in Fiji
19 Jun*	Artigas Birthday in Uruguay
22 Jun*	Corrective Movement in Yemen Democratic Republic
22 Jun*	Midsummer Eve in Finland, Sweden
24 Jun*	Battle of Carabobob in Venezuela
 1 Jul*	Eid-Ul-Fitr* (2 days) in Pakistan
 1 Jul*	Union of the Somalia Republic in Somalia
 7 Jul*	Anniversary of the P.U.N. in Equatorial Guinea
12 Jul*	Battle of Boyne celebrated in Northern Ireland
12 Jul*	The Twelfth in Northern Ireland
13 Jul*	Buddhist Lent in Thailand
14 Jul*	Anniversary of the Revolution in Iraq
17 Jul*	July Revolution in Iraq
17 Jul*	Munoz Rivera's Birthday (celebrated in Puerto Rico)
22 Jul*	King's Birthday in Swaziland
23 Jul*	Anniversary of the Revolution in Egypt
25 Jul*	St. James, Patron Saint in Spain
27 Jul*	Barbosa's Birthday (celebrated in Puerto Rico)
29 Jul*	Olsok Eve in Norway to commemorate Norway's Viking King St. Olav
 1 Aug*	Founding of Asuncion in Paraguay
 2 Aug*	Our Lady of Los Angeles in Costa Rica
 3 Aug*	Massacre du Pidjiguiti in Buinea-bissau
 7 Aug*	Battle of Boyaca in Colombia
11 Aug*	King Hussein's Accession to the Throne in Jordan
12 Aug*	Queen's Birthday in Thailand
13 Aug*	Proclamation of Independence in Central African Republic
14 Aug*	Waddi Dhahab in Morocco
15 Aug*	Founding of Ascuncion in Paraguay
15 Aug*	Santa Maria in Malta
17 Aug*	Anniversary of the Death of General San Martin in Argentina
 9 Sep*	Anniversary of the Socialist Revolution (2 days) in Bulgaria
10 Sep*	Moon Festival in Taiwan
11 Sep*	Anniversary of military coup in Chile
11 Sep*	Ethiopian New Year in Ethiopia
12 Sep*	Amilcar Cabral's Birthday in Guinea-Bissau
14 Sep*	Battle of San Jacinto in Nicaragua
15 Sep*	Foundation of Panama in Panama
23 Sep*	Grito de Lares in Puerto Rico
24 Sep*	Anniversary of the Third Republic in Ghana
24 Sep*	Our Lady of Mercedes in Dominican Republic
27 Sep*	Feast of Finding the True Cross in Ethiopia
29 Sep*	Battle of Boqueron in Paraguay
 2 Oct*	Anniversary of Guinean Independence in Guinea
 3 Oct*	Chung Yeung Festival in Hong Kong
 3 Oct*	Francisco Morazan's Birthday in Honduras
 5 Oct*	Anniversary of Proclamation of the Republic in Portugal
 8 Oct*	Battle of Agamos in Peru
 9 Oct*	Independence of Guayaquil in Ecuador
17 Oct*	Dessaline's Death Anniversary in Haiti
20 Oct*	Anniversary of the 1944 Revolution in Guatemala
 1 Nov*	Feast of All Saints in Portugal
 1 Nov*	Samhain; Beginning of the Celtic year and most important holiday.
 3 Nov*	Independence from Columbia in Panama
 3 Nov*	Independence of Cuenca in Ecuador
 6 Nov*	Prophet Mohammed's Birthday in Malaysia
 7 Nov*	Anniversary of Great October Revolution in Bulgaria
10 Nov*	King's Birthday in Bhutan
11 Nov*	Angola gains independence from Portugal, 1975
11 Nov*	Independence of Cartagena in Colombia
12 Nov*	Prince Charles' Birthday in Fiji
14 Nov*	King Hussein's Birthday in Jordan
15 Nov*	Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil
15 Nov*	Thatlouang Festival in Laos
16 Nov*	Oklahoma Heritage Week in Oklahoma
17 Nov*	Corrective Movement in Syrian Arab Republic
18 Nov*	Battle of Viertieres in Haiti
19 Nov*	Anniversary of the 1968 Coup by the Army in Mali
19 Nov*	Garifuna Settlement in Belize
19 Nov*	Prince of Wales Birthday in Fiji
22 Nov*	Anniversary of Portuguese Aggression in Guinea
24 Nov*	Anniversary of the New Regime in Zaire
28 Nov*	Independence from Spain in Panama
28 Nov*	Proclamation of the Republic in Chad
 1 Dec*	Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence in Portugal
 7 Dec*	Prophet Mohammed's Birthday in Fiji
 8 Dec*	Blessing of the Water in Uruguay
 8 Dec*	Our Lady of the Cacupe in Paraguay
10 Dec*	Foundation of Worker's Party in Angola
25 Dec*	Birthday of Quaid-i-Azam in Pakistan
26 Dec*	Feast of Our Theotokos in Greece
30 Dec*	Anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in Madagascar
31 Dec*	Proclamation of the Republic in Congo
 8 May*	Victory over Fascism Day in Slovak Republic
25 May*	International Towel Day, in honour of Douglas N. Adams
30 May*	Statehood day in Croatia
 2 Jun*	Republic Day in Italy
22 Jun*	Day of the anti-fascist struggle in Croatia
 5 Aug*	Homeland thankfulness day in Croatia
 3 Oct*	Day of German Unity in Germany
21 Mar*	Human Rights Day in South Africa
27 Apr*	Freedom Day in South Africa
 1 May*	Workers' Day in South Africa
16 Jun*	Youth Day in South Africa
 9 Aug*	National Women's Day in South Africa
24 Sep*	Heritage Day in South Africa
16 Dec*	Day of Reconciliation in South Africa
26 Dec*	Day of Goodwill in South Africa
20 Jul*	Marine Day in Japan
 1 Jan*	Country Joe McDonald is born in El Monte, California, 1942
 3 Jan*	Steven Stills is born in Dallas, 1945
 4 Jan*	Jazz great Charlie Mingus dies at 57 in Cuernavaca, Mexico, 1979
 8 Jan*	Elvis Presley born, 1935
 8 Jan*	David Bowie (then David Robert Jones) is born in London, 1947
 9 Jan*	James Patrick Page (Led Zeppelin) is born in Middlesex, England, 1945
10 Jan*	Blues guitarist Howlin' Wolf dies in Chicago, 1976
10 Jan*	Jim Croce is born in Philadelphia, 1943
10 Jan*	Pat Benatar is born in Long Island, 1952
10 Jan*	Rod Stewart is born in Glasgow, Scotland, 1945
13 Jan*	Eric Clapton plays the "Rainbow Concert" in London, 1973
17 Jan*	Led Zeppelin's first album is released, 1969
19 Jan*	Janis Joplin is born in Port Arthur, Texas, 1943
22 Jan*	Sam Cooke is born in Chicago, 1935
24 Jan*	Warren Zevon is born, 1947
25 Jan*	Bob Dylan plays the second "Hurricane" benefit, in the Astrodome, 1978
27 Jan*	Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Bland) is born in Tennessee, 1930
27 Jan*	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born in Salzburg, 1756
28 Jan*	Jimi Hendrix headlines Madison Square Garden, 1970
30 Jan*	Lightnin' Hopkins, the most-recorded blues artist ever, dies, 1982
31 Jan*	The Grateful Dead are busted in New Orleans, 1970
 1 Feb*	RCA Victor unveils the 45 rpm record playing system, 1949
 2 Feb*	Graham Nash is born in Lancashire, England, 1942
 3 Feb*	The Day The Music Died; Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big
  	    Bopper are killed in a plane crash outside Mason City, Iowa, 1959
 7 Feb*	Beatles land at JFK airport to begin first U.S. tour, 1964
 7 Feb*	Steven Stills makes the first digitally recorded rock album, 1979
 9 Feb*	Carole King (Carole Klein) is born in Brooklyn, 1941
12 Feb*	The Beatles play Carnegie Hall in New York City, 1964
17 Feb*	Jazz great Thelonius Monk dies in Englewood, New Jersey, 1982
18 Feb*	Yoko Ono Lennon is born in Tokyo, 1933
19 Feb*	Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" is banned in
	    Britain, 1972
19 Feb*	William "Smokey" Robinson is born in Detroit, 1940
20 Feb*	J. Geils (J. Geils Band) is born, 1946
20 Feb*	Yes sells out Madison Square Garden...without advertising, 1974
23 Feb*	Handel born, 1685
23 Feb*	Johnny Winter is born in Leland, Mississippi, 1944
29 Feb*	Jimmy Dorsey born, 1904
 1 Mar*	Jim Morrison is busted for obscenity in Miami, 1969
 2 Mar*	Blues guitarist Rory Gallagher is born in Ballyshannon, Ireland, 1949
 3 Mar*	Buffalo Springfield is formed in Los Angeles, 1966
 4 Mar*	Antonio Vivaldi born in Venice, Italy, 1678
 7 Mar*	Last Gilbert & Sullivan opera produced, 1896
 8 Mar*	Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) dies in California, 1973
 9 Mar*	Robin Trower is born in London, 1945
13 Mar*	The Allman Brothers record their live album at the Fillmore East, 1971
15 Mar*	Sly Stone born, 1944
17 Mar*	Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) is born in San Francisco, 1942
21 Mar*	J.S. Bach born, 1685
22 Mar*	Ten Years After plays their last concert, 1974
25 Mar*	Aretha Franklin is born in Detroit, 1943
26 Mar*	Emerson, Lake, and Palmer record "Pictures at an Exhibition" live, 1971
29 Mar*	Dr. Hook gets a group picture on the cover of "Rolling Stone", 1973
30 Mar*	Eric Clapton is born in Surrey, England, 1945
 2 Apr*	Marvin Gaye is born in Washington, D.C., 1939
 4 Apr*	Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) is born in Rolling Fork,
	    Mississippi, 1915
 9 Apr*	Paul Robeson born, 1898
10 Apr*	Paul McCartney announces that he's quitting the Beatles, 1970
14 Apr*	Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow) is born, 1945
18 Apr*	Yes breaks up after 13 years, 1981
25 Apr*	Blues guitarist Albert King is born, 1925
25 Apr*	Ella Fitzgerald born, 1918
26 Apr*	Carol Burnett born in San Antonio, Texas, 1933
29 Apr*	"Hair" premiers on Broadway, 1968
 1 May*	Kate Smith born, 1909
 3 May*	Bob Seger is born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1945
 7 May*	Johannes Brahms born in Hamburg, 1833
 7 May*	Tchaikowsky born, 1840
10 May*	Dave Mason is born in Worcester, England, 1945
11 May*	Bob Marley dies in his sleep in Miami, 1981
12 May*	Pink Floyd performs the first quadrophonic concert, 1977
18 May*	Rick Wakeman is born in West London, England, 1949
19 May*	Pete Townshend is born in London, 1945
20 May*	The Jimi Hendrix Experience is signed by Reprise Records, 1967
22 May*	Johann Sebastian Bach born in Eisenach, Germany, 1665
23 May*	Blues great Elmore James dies, 1963
24 May*	Bob Dylan (Robert Zimmerman) is born in Duluth, 1941
26 May*	Al Jolson born, 1886
31 May*	The Who perform the loudest concert ever -- 76,000 watts of PA, 1976
 1 Jun*	The Beatles release "Sgt. Pepper", 1967
 6 Jun*	"Rock Around The Clock" makes Billboard's #1 slot, 1955
 7 Jun*	Blind Faith debuts in concert at London's Hyde Park, 1969
 9 Jun*	Les Paul (Lester Polfus) is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1923
10 Jun*	Howlin' Wolf (Chester Burnett) is born in West Point, Mississippi, 1910
10 Jun*	Judy Garland born, 1922
15 Jun*	Harry Nilsson is born in Brooklyn, 1941
16 Jun*	The Monterey Pop festival opens, 1967
18 Jun*	Paul McCartney born in Liverpool, England, 1942
21 Jun*	Columbia records announces the first mass production of LP's, 1948
22 Jun*	Todd Rundgren is born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, 1948
24 Jun*	Jeff Beck is born in Surrey, England, 1944
 2 Jul*	Felix Pappalardi and Leslie West form Mountain, 1969
 3 Jul*	Jim Morrison dies in Paris, 1971
 6 Jul*	The Jefferson Airplane is formed in San Francisco, 1965
 7 Jul*	Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) born in Liverpool, England, 1940
12 Jul*	Chicago DJ Steve Dahl holds "Disco Demolition" at Kamisky Park, 1979
14 Jul*	Woodie Guthrie born, 1912
16 Jul*	Cream forms in the U.K., 1966
16 Jul*	Harry Chapin dies on Long Island Expressway, 1981
17 Jul*	"Yellow Submarine" premieres at the London Pavilion, 1968
20 Jul*	Carlos Santana is born in Autlan, Mexico, 1947
25 Jul*	Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965
25 Jul*	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young debut at the Fillmore East, 1969
26 Jul*	Mick Jagger is born in Kent, England, 1943
28 Jul*	Bach dies, 1750
28 Jul*	The Watkins Glen "Summer Jam" opens, 1973
 1 Aug*	The Concert for Bangla Desh takes place at Madison Square Garden, 1971
 4 Aug*	John Lennon points out that "the Beatles are more popular than Jesus",
	    1966
10 Aug*	Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) is born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1947
13 Aug*	Dan Fogelberg is born in Peoria, Illinois, 1951
15 Aug*	Beatles replace drummer Pete Best with Richard Starkey
15 Aug*	The Beatles play Shea Stadium in New York, 1965
15 Aug*	Woodstock Festival, Max Yasgur's farm, 1969
26 Aug*	Jimi Hendrix gives his last performance at the Isle of Wight, 1970
26 Aug*	Jimi Hendrix's Electric Ladyland Studios opens in New York, 1970
 7 Sep*	Keith Moon (The Who) dies in London of a drug overdose, 1978
 8 Sep*	Antonin Dvorak born in Nelahozeves, Czechoslovakia, 1841
 8 Sep*	Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (Grateful Dead) is born in San Bruno,
	    California, 1945
14 Sep*	Francis Scott Key writes words to "Star Spangled Banner", 1814
16 Sep*	B.B. King is born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1925
19 Sep*	Simon & Garfunkel reunite to play New York's Central Park, 1981
20 Sep*	Jim Croce dies in a plane crash, 1973
23 Sep*	"Paul is dead" rumors sweep the country, 1969
23 Sep*	Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen is born in Freehold, New Jersey, 1949
25 Sep*	John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) dies of alcohol poisoning, 1980
26 Sep*	George Gershwin born in Brooklyn, NY
 4 Oct*	Janis Joplin dies of a heroin overdose in Hollywood, 1970
 5 Oct*	Steve Miller is born in Dallas, 1943
 7 Oct*	First Bandstand (later, American Bandstand) broadcast, 1957
 9 Oct*	John Lennon born in Liverpool, England, 1940
10 Oct*	John Prine is born in Maywood, Illinois, 1946
12 Oct*	The Jimi Hendrix Experience is formed in London, 1966
16 Oct*	Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) is born in San Francisco, 1947
17 Oct*	"Hair" opens at New York's Public Theater, 1967
18 Oct*	Chuck Berry is born in San Jose, California, 1926
20 Oct*	Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd die in a plane crash, 1977
22 Oct*	Franz Liszt born, 1811
25 Oct*	Jon Anderson (Yes) is born in Lancashire, England, 1944
25 Oct*	The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1964
29 Oct*	Duane Allman dies in motorcycle crash near Macon, Georgia, 1971
30 Oct*	Grace Slick is born in Chicago, 1939
 2 Nov*	Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" enters US charts at #1, 1968
 2 Nov*	Keith Emerson is born, 1944
 3 Nov*	James Taylor and Carly Simon are married in Manhattan, 1972
 7 Nov*	Joni Mitchell (Roberta Joan Anderson) is born in Alberta, Canada, 1943
 8 Nov*	Patti Page born, 1927
 9 Nov*	The first issue of "Rolling Stone" is published, 1967
10 Nov*	Greg Lake is born in Bournemouth, England, 1948
12 Nov*	Neil Young is born in Toronto, 1945
13 Nov*	Paul Simon born, 1942
16 Nov*	Bill Ham first demonstrates his psychedelic "Light Show", 1965
20 Nov*	Duane Allman is born in Nashville, Tennessee, 1946
20 Nov*	Joe Walsh is born in Cleveland, 1947
22 Nov*	Saint Cecilia's day (patron saint of music)
24 Nov*	Scott Joplin born, 1868
25 Nov*	"The Last Waltz" concert is played by The Band at Winterland, 1976
25 Nov*	Johann Strauss, Jr., writes `On the Beautiful Blue Danube', 1867
26 Nov*	Cream performs their farewell concert at Royal Albert Hall, 1968
27 Nov*	Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix) is born in Seattle, 1942
 5 Dec*	Mozart dies, 1791
 6 Dec*	First sound recording made by Thomas Edison, 1877
 6 Dec*	The Rolling Stones play Altamont Speedway near San Francisco, 1969
 7 Dec*	Harry Chapin is born in New York City, 1942
 8 Dec*	Jim Morrison is born in Melbourne, Florida, 1943
 8 Dec*	John Lennon is shot and killed in New York City, 1980
 9 Dec*	The Who's "Tommy" premieres in London, 1973
13 Dec*	Ted Nugent, the motor city madman, born in Detroit, 1949
15 Dec*	Thomas Edison receives patent on the phonograph, 1877
16 Dec*	Don McLean's "American Pie" is released, 1971
16 Dec*	Ludwig van Beethoven christened in Bonn, Germany, 1770
21 Dec*	Frank Zappa is born in Baltimore, 1940
23 Dec*	First G&S collaboration, Thespis, 1871
28 Dec*	Edgar Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas, 1946
31 Dec*	Jimi Hendrix introduces the Band of Gypsies at the Fillmore East, 1969
 2 Feb*	1st Cross-Quarter Day
 2 Feb*	Imbolg / Imbolc (other Celtic names) / Brighid / Oimelc
19 Mar*	1st Quarter Day - Spring (Vernal) Equinox
21 Mar*	Ostara / Eostre (Saxon goddess of Spring)
30 Apr*	May Eve / Walpurgisnacht (witches' Sabbath) / Walpurgis Night (after St. Walpurga)
 1 May*	May Day / Beltane / Bealtaine - Celtic bonfire festival
 4 May*	2nd Cross-Quarter Day
20 Jun*	2nd Quarter Day - Summer Solstice
21 Jun*	Litha (Norse/Anglo-Saxon for "longest day")
23 Jun*	St. John's Eve - European Midsummer celebration
 1 Aug*	Lugnasad / Lughnasada / Lunasa - Gaelic summer "games of Lug" (sun-god)
 5 Aug*	3rd Cross-Quarter Day
21 Sep*	3rd Quarter Day - Fall (Autumnal) Equinox
31 Oct*	Hallowmas / Allhallowmas / Allhallows
 1 Nov*	Samhain - Celtic feast of departing Sun & new year
 5 Nov*	4th Cross-Quarter Day
20 Dec*	4th Quarter Day - Winter Solstice
21 Dec*	Yule (Norse for "wheel") - Germanic 12-day feast
 5 Jan*	Mungday (5th of the Season of Chaos) Festival of Hung Mung
19 Feb*	Chaoflux (50th of the Season of Chaos)
29 Feb*	St. Tibb's Day
19 Mar*	Mojoday (5th of the Season of Discord) Festival of Dr. Van Van Mojo
 3 May*	Discoflux (50th of the Season of Discord)
31 May*	Syaday (5th of the Season of Confusion) Festival of Sri Syadasti
15 Jul*	Confuflux (50th of the Season of Confusion)
12 Aug*	Zaraday (5th of the Season of Bureaucracy) Festival of Zarathud the Staunch
26 Sep*	Bureflux (50th of the Season of Bureaucracy)
24 Oct*	Maladay (5th of the Season of The Aftermath) Festival of The Elder Malaclypse
 8 Dec*	Afflux (50th of the Season of The Aftermath)
 1 Jan*	Neujahr
 1 Mai*	Maifeiertag
 3 Okt*	Tag der deutschen Einheit
11 Jul*	Grndung des Rheinbundes, 1806
14 Okt*	Doppelschlacht bei Jena und Auerstedt, 1806
16 Okt*	Vlkerschlacht bei Leipzig, 1813
18 Jun*	Niederlage Napoleons bei Waterloo, 1815
18 Okt*	Wartburgfest der Deutschen Burschenschaften, 1817
 1 Jan*	Inkrafttreten des Vertrages ber den deutschen Zollverein, 1834
 7 Dez*	erste deutsche Eisenbahn zwischen Nrnberg und Frth, 1835
 1 Jun 	Aufstand der schlesischen Weber, 1844
21 Dez 	Verabschiedung des Gesetzes ber die Grundrechte des deutschen
    	Volkes durch die Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, 1848
27 Mr 	Annahme der deutschen Reichsverfassung in der Frankfurter
	    Paulskirche, Wahl von Friedrich Wilhelm IV von Preuen zum
    	deutschen Kaiser, 1849
28 Apr 	Ablehnung der deutschen Kaiserkrone durch den preuischen Knig, 1849
 3 Jul 	Schlacht von Kniggrtz
13 Jul 	Emser Depesche, 1870
18 Jul 	Verkndung des Dogmas von der ppstlichen Unfehlbarkeit
	    durch das I. Vatikanische Konzil
18 Jan 	Proklamation des deutschen Kaiserreiches in Versailles, 1871
18 Okt 	Verabschiedung des Sozialistengesetzes durch den Reichstag, 1878
20 Mr 	Entlassung von Bismarck als Reichskanzler und
	    preuischer Ministerprsident, 1890
21 Jun 	Erffnung des Nord-Ostsee-Kanals, 1895
 7 Jan 	Billigung des Brgerlichen Gesetzbuches (BGB) durch den Reichstag, 1896
 1 Jan 	Brgerliches Gesetzbuch tritt in Kraft, 1900
28 Jun 	Ermordung des sterreichischen Thronfolgers Erzherzog Franz
	    Ferdinand durch serbische Nationalisten in Sarajewo, 1914
28 Jul 	Kriegserklrung sterreich-Ungarns an Serbien, 1914
 1 Aug 	Deutsche Mobilmachung und Kriegserklrung an Ruland, 1914
 3 Aug 	Deutsche Kriegserklrung an Frankreich, 1914
 4 Aug 	Kriegserklrung Grobritaniens an Deutschland, 1914
 4 Aug 	Bewilligung der Kriegskredite im Reichstag, 1914
26 Aug 	Schlacht bei Tannenberg, 1914
21 Feb 	Schlacht um Verdun, 1916
 8 Mr 	Ausbruch der Revolution in Ruland, Abdankung von Zar Nikolaus II, 1917
 6 Apr 	Kriegserklrung der USA an Deutschland, 1917
15 Dez 	Waffenstillstand zwisch Ruland und Deutschland, 1917
 3 Mr 	Frieden von Brest-Litowsk, 1918
 3 Nov 	Matrosenaufstand in Kiel, 1918
 9 Nov 	Ausrufung der Republik durch Scheidemann (SPD), 1918
11 Feb 	Friedrich Ebert wird Reichsprsident, Weimar 1919
28 Jun 	Unterzeichnung des Versailler Vertrages, 1919
21 Mr 	Volksabstimmung in Oberschlesien, 1921
16 Apr 	Vertrag von Rapallo, 1922
24 Jun 	Ermordung von Reichsauenminister Rathenau, 1922
11 Jan 	Besetzung des Ruhrgebietes durch Frankreich+Belgien, 1923
10 Sep 	Eintritt Deutschlands in den Vlkerbund, 1926
25 Okt 	Schwarzer Freitag in New York, Beginn der Weltwirtschaftskrise, 1929
14 Okt 	Austritt auf dem Vlkerbund, 1933
16 Mr 	Wiedereinfhrung der allgemeinen Wehrpflicht, 1935
25 Okt 	Deutsch-italienischer Vertrag, Achse Berlin-Rom, 1936
25 Nov 	Antikominternpakt zwischen Deutschland und Japan, 1936
13 Jan 	Volksabstimmung im Saargebiet ber die Rckfhrung ins Reich, 1935
12 Mr 	Einmarsch deutscher Truppen in sterreich, 1938
29 Sep 	Mnchner Abkommen, 1938
15 Mr 	Einmarsch deutscher Truppen in die Tschechoslowakei, 1939
23 Mr 	Rckgabe des Memelgebietes an Deutschland, 1939
23 Aug 	Abschlu des Hitler-Stalin-Paktes, 1939
 3 Sep 	Kriegserklrung Grobritaniens und Frankreichs an Deutschland, 1939
 9 Apr 	Besetzung Dnemarks, Invasion in Norwegen, 1940
10 Mai 	Deutscher Angriff auf Belgien, die Niederlande, Luxemburg
	    und Frankreich, 1940
22 Jun 	Angriff gegen die Sowjetunion, 1941
11 Dez 	Kriegserklrung Deutschlands an die USA, 1941
14 Jan 	Konferenz von Casablanca, 1943
31 Jan 	Kapitulation der 6. deutschen Armee in Stalingrad, 1943
 6 Jun 	Alliierte Landung in Nordwestfrankreich, 1944
 4 Feb 	Konferenz von Jalta, 4.-11.2. 1945
25 Apr 	Zusammentreffen von amerikanischen und sowjetischen Truppen
	    bei Torgau an der Elbe, 1945
 8 Mai 	Bedingungslose Kapitulation Deutschlands, 1945
 1 Jul 	Rckzug der britischen und amerikanischen Truppen aus
	    Sachsen, Thringen und Mecklenburg, Einmarsch westlicher
	    Truppen in Berlin, 1945
17 Jul 	Potsdamer Konferenz, 1945
 1 Sep 	berfall auf Polen, Beginn des 2. Weltkrieges, 1939
 1 Okt 	Verkndigung der Urteile im NrnbergerHauptkriegsverbrecherproze, 
        1946
25 Feb 	Auflsung der Landes Preuen durch den Kontrollrat, 1947
 6 Aug 	erster Atombombenabwurf auf Hiroshima, 1945
11 Apr 	Attentat auf Dutschke, Studentenunruhen, 1968
26 Apr 	GAU in Tschernobyl, 1986
 5 Mai 	Natobeitritt, Wiederbewaffnung, Souvernitt der Bundesrepublik, 1955
 6 Mai 	Rcktritt von Brandt, 1974
16 Mai 	Wahl von Schmidt (SPD) zum Bundeskanzler, 1974
23 Mai 	Verkndung des Grundgesetzes, 1949
23 Mai 	Wahl von Richard von Weizcker zum Bundesprsidenten, 1984
 5 Jun 	Marshallplan, 1947
20 Jun 	Whrungsreform in den Westzonen, 1948
24 Jun 	Beginn der Berliner Blockade, 1948
 1 Jul 	Wahl von Heinrich Lbke zum Bundesprsidenten, 1959
 1 Jul 	Wirtschafts- und Whrungsunion, 1990
12 Aug 	deutsch-sowjetischer Gewaltverzichtsvertrag, Moskau 1970
14 Aug 	Wahl zum ersten deutschen Bundestag, 1949
 3 Sep 	Vier-Mchte-Abkommen ber Berlin, 1971
 5 Sep 	Entfhrung und Ermordung von Arbeitgeberprsident Schleyer,                    Entfhrung einer Lufthansa-Maschine nach Mogadischu, 1977
 7 Sep 	DDR-Staatsratsvorsitzender Honecker in der Bundesrepublik, 1987
12 Sep 	Wahl von Theodor Heuss (FDP) zum Bundesprsidenten, 1949
15 Sep 	Wahl von Konrad Adenauer (CDU) zum Bundeskanzler, 1949
17 Sep 	Bruch der Sozialliberalen Koalition, 1982
18 Sep 	Aufnahme von Bundesrepublik und DDR in die UNO, 1993
 1 Okt 	Ablsung von Bundeskanzler Schmidt durch Kohl, 1982
23 Okt 	Volksabstimmung im Saargebiet, 1955
 2 Dez 	Washingtoner Abkommen ber Bi-Zone, 1946
 7 Dez 	deutsch-polnischer Vertrag, Warschau 1970
10 Dez 	Friedensnobelpreis fr Brandt, 1971
12 Dez 	Nachrstungsbeschlu des NATO-Ministerates, 1979
21 Dez 	Grundlagenvertrag zwischen DDR und Bundesrepublik, 1972
 9 Nov 	Hitler-Putsch in Mnchen/Marsch auf die Feldherrenhalle, 1923
 9 Nov 	Reichspogromnacht, 1938
14 Sep 	Reichstagswahl: Erdrutsch zugunsten der NSDAP, 1930
31 Jul 	Reichstagswahl: NSDAP wird strkste Fraktion, 1932
 6 Nov 	Reichstagswahl: Rckgang der NSDAP, 1932
30 Jan 	Ernennung von Hitler zum Reichskanzler, 1933
27 Feb 	Reichstagsbrand, 1933
 5 Mr 	Reichstagswahl: Mehrheit fr NSDAP+DNVP, 1933
23 Mr 	Annahme des Ermchtigungsgesetzes, 1933
31 Mr 	Erstes Gesetz zur Gleichschaltung der Lnder, 1933
 1 Apr 	Organisierter Boykott jdischer Geschfte, 1933
 7 Apr 	Zweites Gesetz zur Gleichschaltung der Lnder, 1933
 2 Mai 	Auflsung der Gewerkschaften, 1933
 1 Jun 	Auflsung aller Parteien auer NSDAP, 1933
20 Jul 	Konkordat zwischen Deutschland und dem Vatikan, 1933
30 Jun 	Rhm-Putsch, Ausschaltung der SA-Fhrung, 1934
15 Sep 	Nrnberger Gesetze, 1935
 8 Jan 	Erffnung der olympischen Spiele in Berlin, 1936
20 Jan 	Wannseekonferenz, 1942
30 Apr 	Selbstmord Hitlers, 1945
 1 Jun 	Grndung des Bundes der Kommunisten in London durch Marx+Engels, 1847
23 Mai 	Grndung des Allgemeinen Deutschen Arbeitervereins in Leipzig
	    unter Fhrung von Ferdinand Lassalles, 1863
 7 Aug 	Grndung der Sozialdemokratischen Arbeiterpartei in Eisenach
	    unter der Fhrung von August Begel und Wilhelm Liebknecht, 1869
 6 Apr 	Grndung der Unabhngigen Sozialdemokratischen Partei, Gotha 1917
 7 Nov 	Oktoberrevolution in Ruland, Putsch der Bolschewisten, 1917
31 Dez 	Grndung der KPD, 1918
15 Jan 	Ermordung von Rosa Luxemburg und Karl Liebknecht, 1919
 5 Mr 	Tod Stalins, 1953
18 Mr 	Erste demokratische Volkskammerwahl, 1990
21 Apr 	Zwangsvereinigung von KPD und SPD zur SED, 1946
14 Mai 	Grndung der Warschauer Paktes, 1955
17 Jun 	Arbeiteraufstand am 17. Juni 1953
25 Jun 	Beginn des Korea-Krieges, 1950
13 Aug 	Bau der Berliner Mauer, 1961
21 Aug 	Einmarsch des Warschauer Pakts in die Tschechoslowakei, 1968
 3 Okt 	Offizielles Ende der DDR, 1990
 7 Okt 	Grndung der DDR, 1949
 9 Okt 	Massendemonstration in Leipzig, 1989
14 Okt 	Kuba-Krise, 1962
18 Okt 	Ablsung von Erich Honecker als SED-Generalsekretr, 1989
 9 Nov 	Fall der Berliner Mauer, 1989
 6 Dez*	Nikolaus
25 Dez*	1. Weihnachtstag
26 Dez*	2. Weihnachtstag
 9 Mr*	"die tageszeitung" als erste tglich aktualisierte deutsche
	    Tageszeitung im WWW, 1995, Betatest, vollstndige Ausgabe
 5 Mai*	Schweriner Volkszeitung als erste deutsche Tageszeitung im WWW, 1995
12 Mai*	"die tageszeitung" offiziell im WWW, 1995
31 Aug*	Hitler stellt Frankfurter Zeitung ein, 1943
 1 Nov*	Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in Leben gerufen, 1949
22 Jun*	Konrad Zuse geboren, 1919, Berlin
18 Dez*	Konrad Zuse gestorben, 1995, Hnfeld
