From 622292eb4ab99ebe54f0b28d15d5868bbb9b4fa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Schulze Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:59:19 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More dates --- calendar.infodrom.computer | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ calendar.infodrom.misc | 3 ++- calendar.infodrom.science | 4 ++++ calendar.infodrom.showbiz | 13 ++++++++++++- 4 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/calendar.infodrom.computer b/calendar.infodrom.computer index b71ba32..90b7530 100644 --- a/calendar.infodrom.computer +++ b/calendar.infodrom.computer @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Jun 16 Python 2.0.1's GPL-compatibility is official, 2001 Jul 30 Python 2.3 released, 2003 Nov 30 Python 2.4 released, 2004 Mar 30 Python 2.4.1 released, 2005 +Sep 19 Python 2.5 released, 2006 /* KDE history */ Oct 14 Matthias Ettrich starts the Kool Desktop Environment (KDE), 1996 @@ -49,6 +50,17 @@ Sep 10 KOffice 1.2 released, 2002 Jan 28 KDE 3.1 released, 2003 Aug 19 KDE 3.3 released, 2004 Mar 16 KDE 3.4 released, 2005 +Jul 29 KDE 3.4.2 Released, 2005 +Nov 29 KDE 3.5 released, 2005 +Oct 17 KOffice 1.6 released, 2006 + +/* GNOME and Gtk history */ +Nov 21 GIMP first released, 1995 +Aug 14 GTK+ 2.8 released, 2005 +Sep 7 GNOME 2.12 released, 2005 +Mar 17 GNOME 2.14 released, 2006 +Sep 9 GNOME 2.16 released, 2006 +Mar 14 GNOME 2.18 released, 2007 /* LaTeX dates */ Jan 10 Donald E. Knuth born, 1938 @@ -82,6 +94,10 @@ Jan 26 Linux 2.2 released, 1999 Nov 20 Celeste Amanda Torvalds born, 2000 Jan 2 Linux 2.4 released, 2001 Aug 29 Kernel developer Leonard N. Zubkoff died in helicopter crash, 2002 +Dec 17 Linux 2.6 released, 2003 + +/* FreeDOS history */ +Sep 3 FreeDOS 1.0 released, 2006 /* Notably Internet dates */ Apr 7 First RFC published, 1969 @@ -107,6 +123,7 @@ Apr 23 NCSA releases Mosaic 1.0, 1993 Apr 30 CERN releases code of libwww, httpd and www freely, 1993 /* IBM history */ +Sep 13 Introduction of the hard disk, 1956 Apr 7 "Big Blue" (IBM) demonstrates the IBM System/360, 1964 Apr 17 "Big Blue" (IBM) releases the IBM System/360, 1966 Aug 12 "Big Blue" (IBM) releases the IBM PC-5150 in New York, 1981 @@ -133,7 +150,9 @@ May 21 DEC PDP-8 released, 1965 Apr 6 Cray Research founded, 1972 Oct 25 DEC announces VAX-11/780, 1977 Apr 28 Zilog Z80 released, 1978 +Nov 20 Microsoft 1.0 released, 1985 Jan 29 Scientists at Bell Labs demonstrate the first all-optical processor, 1990 +Sep 25 Microsoft founded, 1975 /* Misc computer personalities */ Dec 28 Johann von Neumann born, 1903 @@ -148,6 +167,7 @@ Apr 14 Phil Katz (PKWare) died at the age of 37, 2000 Dec 19 Konrad Zuse died, 1995 Aug 6 Edsger Wybe Dijkstra died in Neuren, 2002 Jun 22 Bob Bemer (ESC key, ASCII) died, 2004 +Sep 16 Rob 'lilo' Levin died after accident, 2006 /* Misc other dates */ Apr 3 First mobile telephone call (Motorola - Bell Labs), 1973 @@ -157,5 +177,8 @@ Jun 19 The first version of the X Window System is developed jointly by May 23 Sun launches Java, 1995 May 1 First two BASIC programs run simultaneously on a GE-225 in Darthmouth Colleges, 1964 +Dec 23 NetBSD 3.0 released, 2005 +Aug 28 ReactOS 0.3.0 released, 2006 +Nov 1 OpenBSD 4.0 released, 2006 #endif /* !_calendar_infodrom_computer_ */ diff --git a/calendar.infodrom.misc b/calendar.infodrom.misc index ff0560e..5227f63 100644 --- a/calendar.infodrom.misc +++ b/calendar.infodrom.misc @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Aug 18 Gescheiterter Putschversuch in Moskau, 1991 Jul 4 Hannelore Kohl commits suicide, 2001 Nov 26 Regine Hildebrand died, 2001 Jun 5 Ronald Reagan died, 2004 -Feb 24 Hans Jürgen 'Ben Wisch' Wischnewski, 2005 +Feb 24 Hans Jürgen 'Ben Wisch' Wischnewski died, 2005 /* World War etc. */ Dec 15 Erster Kriegseinsatz von Panzern, Deutsche Westfront, 1916 @@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ Mar 19 Beginn des zweiten Golfkrieges, 2003 May 18 Pope Johannes Paul II (Karol Woytya) born, 1920 Apr 26 Atom reactor in Chernobyl, Ukraine, explodes, 1986 Apr 2 Pope Johannes Paul II (Karol Woytya) died, 2005 +Jun 6 Björn Borg born, 1956 #endif /* !_calendar_infodrom_misc_ */ diff --git a/calendar.infodrom.science b/calendar.infodrom.science index 467e31c..f737507 100644 --- a/calendar.infodrom.science +++ b/calendar.infodrom.science @@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ Dec 14 End of the last visit of the moon by Apollo 17, 1972 Nov 2 International Space Station ISS resembled, 2000 /* Miscellaneous */ +Mar 14 Alber Einstein born in Ulm, 1879 +Apr 28 Kurt Friedrich Gödel born in Brünn, 1906 +Sep 12 Stanislaw Lem born in Lwów, 1921 Mar 25 First colour TV manufactured, 1954 Apr 25 Bell Labs demonstrate the solar cell, 1954 Oct 18 Texas Instruments demonstrates first transistor radio, 1954 Aug 5 First ship (atomic submarine Nautilus) reaches the North pole, 1958 +Mar 27 Stanislaw Lem died in Krakow, 2006 #endif /* !_calendar_infodrom_science_ */ diff --git a/calendar.infodrom.showbiz b/calendar.infodrom.showbiz index 58d8557..b6ac888 100644 --- a/calendar.infodrom.showbiz +++ b/calendar.infodrom.showbiz @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Sep 14 Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov) born in Chicago, 1936 Apr 20 George Takai (Hikaru Sulu) born in Los Angeles, 1940 Jul 13 Patrick Stewart born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, 1940 Dec 25 Rick Berman born, 1945 +May 30 Michael Piller born in New York, 1948 Mar 2 Gates McFadden (Dr. Beverley Crusher) born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 1949 Feb 2 Brent Spiner (Data) born in Houston, 1949 Aug 19 Jonathan Frakes (William Riker) born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1952 @@ -44,10 +45,12 @@ May 14 5th Star Trek incarnation "Enterprise" starts filming at Paramount Studio May 23 Star Trek Voyager's last ever episode called Endgame is aired, 2001 Sep 26 Star Trek Enterprise's pilot 'Broken Bow' aired on UPN, 2001 Nov 13 Kellie Waymire (Crewmen Cutler) died of cardiac arrhythmia, 2003 -Jul 20 James Dohan (Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott) died, 2005 +Jul 20 James Doohan (Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott) died, 2005 +Nov 1 Michael Piller died, 2005 /* Literature */ Nov 10 Friedrich Schiller born in Marbach, 1759 +Feb 15 Gottwald Ephraim Lessing died, 1781 Apr 1 Hans Christian Andersen born, 1805 May 9 Friedrich Schiller died, 1805 Feb 8 Jules Gabriel Verne born in Nantes, 1828 @@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ Jul 4 Barry White died, 2003 Sep 26 Robert Palmer died, 2003 Jun 10 Ray Charles died, 2004 Sep 11 Gordon Mattew 'Sting' Summer born, 1951 +Dec 25 James Brown died, 2006 /* TV and Movies */ Dec 24 The first public radio show, 1906 @@ -104,11 +108,15 @@ Feb 14 Georg Thomalla born, 1915 Dec 13 Curd Jürgens born, 1915 May 26 Horst 'Derrik' Tappert born, 1923 Nov 12 Bernhard Victor 'Vicco' Christoph Carl 'Loriot' von Bülow born, 1923 +Apr 2 Hans Rosenthal born, 1925 Apr 12 Hardy Krüger born, 1928 +Sep 14 Hans Clarin born in Wilhelmshaven, 1928 Jun 29 Harald 'Harry Heinz Herbert' Juhnke born, 1929 Sep 8 Mario Adorf born, 1930 +Feb 8 Manfred Krug born, 1937 Aug 12 Iris Berben born, 1950 Jun 18 Curd Jürgens died after heart attack, 1982 +Feb 10 Hans Rosenthal died, 1987 Jul 27 Brigitte Horney died, 1988 Oct 3 Heinz Rühmann died, 1994 Aug 25 Georg Thomalla died, 1999 @@ -119,6 +127,8 @@ May 30 G Jul 10 Inge Meysel died, 2004 Mar 8 Brigitte Mira died, 2005 Apr 1 Harald 'Harry Heinz Herbert' Juhnke died, 2005 +Aug 28 Hans Clarin died, 2005 +Jul 7 Rudi Carrell died in Bremen, 2006 /* International Actors and Actresses */ Jan 18 Oliver Hardy born, 1892 @@ -135,6 +145,7 @@ May 16 Pierce Brosnan born, 1953 Nov 29 Cary Grant died, 1986 May 8 George Peppard died, 1994 Mar 28 Sir Peter Ustinov died, 2004 +Dec 18 Steven Spielberg born, 1946 /* Miscellaneous */ Aug 31 Princess Diana killed in an accident, 1997 -- 2.11.0