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From day to day : a calendar of notable birthdays and events / David E. Johnson.
LIBRA CT105 .J64 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, David E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birthdays--Calendars.
- Birthdays.
- Anniversaries--Calendars.
- Anniversaries.
- Genre:
- Calendars.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 443 pages ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001.
- Summary:
- In this useful and interesting reference the author traces the origins of our modern calendar back to the ancient Babylonians, through the numerous changes made by the Romans, and explains the purpose and logic of the modern Gregorian calendar. This volume also provides notable birthdays with short biographical information as well as important historical events for each day. This second edition contains 2,000 more entries along with updated corrected biographical and historical information.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 081083944X
- OCLC:
- 44802741
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