1990 Death Irving Wallace, author (Book of Lists, Peoples Almanac), dies at 74 1954 Event "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" closes at Imperial New York City after 229 performances 1953 Event "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial New York City for 229 performances 1792 Event Farmer's Almanac 1st published 1792 Event 1st Old Farmer's Almanac is published 1791 Event Benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac 1782 Event 1st nautical almanac in U.S. published by Samuel Stearns, Boston 1766 Birthday Robert Bailey Thomas, founder, Farmer's Almanac 1602 Birthday William Lilly, England, astrologer, author, and almanac compiler
