Daily Almanac: Jan. 12, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset:

RISE: 8:05 a.m.
SET: 5:39 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 45 °F
LOW: 40 °F

Today is…:

• International Kiss A Ginger Day
• National Pharmacist Day
• Curried Chicken Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1895 The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom
• 1915 The US House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote
• 2010 An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince

Births On This Day:

• 1729 Edmund Burke
Irish politician and philosopher
• 1916 P. W. Botha
South African politician and 1st State President of South Africa

Deaths On This Day:

• 1976 Agatha Christie
English author
• 2003 Maurice Gibb
English singer-songwriter bass player and producer