Poor William's Almanack, November 18, 2013,

Franklin bifocals Monday, November 18, 2013

Carl Maria von Weber

Composer Carl Maria von Weber

[1786 - Carl Maria von Weber, composer, born in Eutin, Holstein]

; [1787 - Louis (Jacques-Mande) Daguerre, artist, chemist, inventor, born in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise, France]

William Gilbert

Librettist William Gilbert

Librettist Sir William Gilbert

[1836 - Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, operetta librettist, poet, born in London]

[1882 - Amelita Galli-Curci, opera singer (coloratura soprano), born in Milan, Italy]

[1899 - Eugene Ormandy (Jeno Blau), conductor, born in Budapest, Hungary]

Dr. George Gallup

Pollster Dr. George Gallup

Pollster Dr. George Gallup

[1901 - Dr. George (Horace) Gallup, pollster, born in Jefferson, Iowa]

[1908 - Imogene Coca, Emmy Award-winning comedienne, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

Composer Johnny Mercer

Conductor Johnny Mercer

[1909 - Johnny (John Herndon) Mercer, Academy Award-winning composer, lyricist, born in Savannah, Georgia]

[1923 - Alan Shepard, Jr., test pilot, original astronaut, US Navy Rear Admiral, businessman, born in Derry, New Hampshire]

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